On the preservation of laminated sediments along the western margin of North America

Paleoceanography

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Van Geen, A ^a   Zheng, Y ^b,c   Bernhard, J M ^d   Cannariato, K G ^e   Carriquiry, J ^f   Dean, W E ^f   Eakins, B W ^g   Ortiz, J D ^h   Pike, J ^a  

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

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioturbation; California margin; deglaciation; laminations; oxygen minimum zone

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEGLACIATION; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

LAMIINAE;

EID: 1642315497     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003PA000911     Document Type: Article

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