Strong climate coupling of terrestrial and marine environments in the Miocene of northwest Europe

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 215-225

  Donders, T H ^a,c   Weijers, J W H ^b   Munsterman, D K ^c   Kloosterboer van Hoeve, M L ^a,e   Buckles, L K ^d   Pancost, R D ^d   Schouten, S ^b   Sinninghe Damste J S ^b   Brinkhuis, H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Goois Lyceum   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dinoflagellates; GDGT lipids; land sea coupling; Miocene; pollen; sea level

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATES; GDGT LIPIDS; LAND-SEA COUPLING; MIOCENE; POLLEN;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING; GLYCEROL; LIPIDS; SEA LEVEL;

SEAWATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DINOFLAGELLATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

DINOPHYCEAE; ZANCLEA;

EID: 64749098656     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.02.034     Document Type: Article

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