Ground-truthing the boron isotope-paleo-pH proxy in planktonic foraminifera shells: Partial dissolution and shell size effects

Paleoceanography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Hönisch, Bärbel ^a,b   Hemming, N Gary ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

11B; Dissolution; Shell size

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BARIUM; DISSOLUTION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINOIDES SACCULIFER;

EID: 15944402156     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004PA001026     Document Type: Article

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