Alkenone temperature anomalies in the Brazil-Malvinas confluence area caused by lateral advection of suspended particulate material

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Rühlemann, Carsten ^a   Butzin, Martin ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Brazil malvinas confluence; Paleotemperature proxy; Particle transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749128429     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001251     Document Type: Article

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