Variability in vertical distributions of planktonic foraminifera in the California current: Relationships to vertical ocean structure

Paleoceanography

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Field, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Planktonic foraminifera; Vertical variability

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HABITAT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINA; GLOBIGERINA BULLOIDES; GLOBIGERINOIDES; GLOBIGERINOIDES RUBER; NEOGLOBOQUADRINA DUTERTREI; NEOGLOBOQUADRINA PACHYDERMA; ORBULINA; ORBULINA UNIVERSA;

EID: 4544231731     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003PA000970     Document Type: Article

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