A novel approach to dissolution correction of Mg/Ca-based paleothermometry in the tropical Pacific

Paleoceanography

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Mekik, Figen ^a   François, Roger ^b   Soon, Maureen ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DISSOLUTION; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; WATER COLUMN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINA BULLOIDES; GLOBOROTALIA MENARDII; GLOBOROTALIA TUMIDA; NEOGLOBOQUADRINA DUTERTREI; PULLENIATINA OBLIQUILOCULATA;

EID: 36749099354     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007PA001504     Document Type: Article

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