Evaporites and the salinity of the ocean during the Phanerozoic: Implications for climate, ocean circulation and life

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 240, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 3-46

  Hay, William W ^a   Migdisov, Areg ^b   Balukhovsky, Alexander N ^b   Wold, Christopher N ^c   Flögel, Sascha ^d   Söding, Emanuel ^e  

^a Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c Platte River Associates   (United States)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^e Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International   (Japan)

Author keywords

Palaeoceanography; Phanerozoic; Salinity; Salt; Sedimentary cycling

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; EVAPORITE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PANGAEA; PHANEROZOIC; RECONSTRUCTION; SALINITY;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); GULF OF MEXICO;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33748587298     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.03.044     Document Type: Article

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