Depth distribution of magnetofossils in near-surface sediments from the Blake/Bahama Outer Ridge, western North Atlantic Ocean, determined by low-temperature magnetism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Housen, Bernard A ^a   Moskowitz, Bruce M ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLAKE RIDGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34848869158     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JG000068     Document Type: Article

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