Seasonality in the North Sea during the Allerød and Late Medieval Climate Optimum using bivalve sclerochronology

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-98

  Schöne, Bernd R ^a   Fiebig, Jens ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctica islandica; Growth rates; Oxygen isotopes; Paleoclimate oscillations; Paleoseasonality

Indexed keywords

ALLEROD; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIVALVE; GROWTH RATE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ARCTICA ISLANDICA; BIVALVIA;

EID: 59249085912     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0363-7     Document Type: Article

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