Chronology reconstruction for the disturbed bottom section of the GISP2 and the GRIP ice cores: Implications for Termination II in Greenland

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Suwa, Makoto ^a   von Fischer, Joseph C ^a,b   Bender, Michael L ^a   Landais, Amaelle ^c,d   Brook, Edward J ^e  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ICE; ISOTOPES; METHANE; OXYGEN;

CHRONOLOGY; GRIP; ICE CORE; LAST INTERGLACIAL; METHANE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOATMOSPHERE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 33644941719     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006032     Document Type: Article

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