Millennial-scale variability of deep-water temperature and δ18Odw indicating deep-water source variations in the Northeast Atlantic, 0-34 cal. ka BP

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Skinner, L C ^a   Shackleton, N J ^a   Elderfield, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep water temperature; Mg Ca; Termination I; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449100930     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000585     Document Type: Article

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