Impact of iceberg melting on Mediterranean thermohaline circulation during Heinrich events

Paleoceanography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Sierro, F J ^a   Hodell, D A ^b   Curtis, J H ^b   Flores, J A ^a   Reguera, I ^a   Colmenero Hidalgo, E ^a   Barcena M A ^a   Grimalt, J O ^c   Cacho, I ^d   Frigola, J ^d   Canals, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FRESHWATER INPUT; HEINRICH EVENT; ICEBERG; MELTING; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 26244437283     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004PA001051     Document Type: Article

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