Neogene evolution of Atlantic thermohaline circulation: Perspective from Walvis Ridge, southeastern Atlantic Ocean

Paleoceanography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Thomas, Deborah J ^a   Via, Rachael K ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; NEOGENE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); LABRADOR SEA; WALVIS RIDGE;

EID: 34548252496     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006PA001297     Document Type: Article

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