Oceanography in northwestern Europe during the last interglacial from intrashell δ18O ranges in Littorina littorea gastropods

Quaternary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-128

  Burman, Johan ^a   Påsse, Tore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eemian; Gastropod shells; Last interglacial; Littorina littorea; Oxygen isotopes; Sea surface salinity; Sea surface temperature; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EEMIAN; GASTROPOD; LAST INTERGLACIAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; KATTEGAT; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA LITTOREA; VINCA MINOR;

EID: 45949107617     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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