Late quaternary paleoceanography and paleo-sea ice conditions in the Mackenzie Trough and Canyon, Beaufort Sea

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1399-1415

  Schell, Trecia M ^a   Scott, David B ^a   Rochon, André ^b   Blasco, Steve ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; LAMINATING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

BRACKISH WATERS; DEEP WATERS; DEPTH RANGES; FLOW-THROUGH; FORAMINIFERAL FAUNAS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; IN CORES; LAMINATED SEDIMENTS; LATE QUATERNARIES; OXYGEN ISOTOPE VALUES; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERA; SEA ICE CONDITIONS; SEA-ICE COVERS; SEDIMENTATION RATES; TIME PERIODS; WATER DEPTHS;

SALINE WATER;

CORE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; QUATERNARY; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; MACKENZIE TROUGH;

CILIOPHORA; FORAMINIFERA; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 59349108257     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E08-054     Document Type: Article

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