Century-scale movement of the Atlantic Intertropical Convergence Zone linked to solar variability

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Poore, R Z ^a   Quinn, T M ^b   Verardo, S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GEOPHYSICS; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

GULF OF MEXICO (GOM); INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ); LOOP CURRENT; SOLAR VARIABILITY;

SOLAR HEATING; EARTH SCIENCES;

CYCLICITY; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CYCLICITY; GULF OF MEXICO; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LOOP CURRENT; PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERA; PROXY RECORDS; SEDIMENT CORE; SOLAR VARIABILITY;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINOIDES SACCULIFER;

EID: 6044236845     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019940     Document Type: Article

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