Quaternary palaeoceanograpic changes in the northern South China Sea (ODP Site 1146): Radiolarian evidence

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 745-756

  Wang, Rujian ^a   Clemens, Steven ^b   Huang, Baoqi ^a   Chen, Muhong ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Northern South China Sea; ODP Site 1146; Quaternary; Radiolarians; Surface productivity; Winter monsoon

Indexed keywords

MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; QUATERNARY; RADIOLARIA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BERIS; CYCLADOPHORA DAVISIANA; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

EID: 0347722574     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.784     Document Type: Article

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