Uniform climate development between the subtropical and subpolar Northeast Atlantic across marine isotope stage 11

Climate of the Past

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-190

  Helmke, J P ^a,d   Bauch, H A ^a,b   Rohl U ^c   Kandiano, E S ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Saxonian Academy of Sciences   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; HOLOCENE; HUMIDITY; INTERGLACIAL; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TRADE WIND; VEGETATION COVER;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC COAST [AFRICA];

EID: 51249100869     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-4-181-2008     Document Type: Article

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