Variation in surface and deep water circulation in the Denmark Strait, North Atlantic, during marine isotope stages 3 and 2

Paleoceanography

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 13-1-13-16

  Hagen, Sveinung ^a   Hald, Morten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Deep water characteristics; Denmark Strait; Ice rafting debris; Marine isotope states 3 and 2; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DENMARK STRAIT;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0346957450     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001PA000632     Document Type: Article

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