Variations in late Quaternary upper ocean structure of Okinawa Trough: A nannofossil approach

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 290-296

  Cheng, Xinrong ^a   Wang, Pinxian ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcareous nannofossil; Nutricline; Okinawa Trough; Thermocline; Upper ocean

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542465992     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02973118     Document Type: Article

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