Origin, signature and palaeoclimatic influence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 143-162

  Barker, P F ^a   Thomas, E ^b,c  

^a Wesleyan University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACC; Antarctic Circumpolar Current; DSDP; Oceanic fronts; ODP; Palaeocirculation; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR WAVE; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; OCEANIC CURRENT; PALEOCLIMATE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 2942714998     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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