Collapse and rapid resumption of Atlantic meridional circulation linked to deglacial climate changes

Nature

Volumn 428, Issue 6985, 2004, Pages 834-837

  McManus, J F ^a   Francois, R ^a   Gherardl, J M ^b   Kelgwin, L ^a   Drown Leger, S ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; GLACIERS; KINEMATICS; SEDIMENTS;

ICEBERGS; OCEAN CIRCULATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM 231; THORIUM 230; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; HEINRICH EVENT; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER; ION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLIMATE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ICE; PLANKTON; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 1942435219     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02494     Document Type: Article

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