Paleoceanography of the Gulf of Alaska during the past 15,000 years: Results from diatoms, silicoflagellates, and geochemistry

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 176-195

  Barron, John A ^a   Bukry, David ^a   Dean, Walter E ^b   Addison, Jason A ^c   Finney, Bruce ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

B lling Aller d; Diatoms; Geochemistry; Gulf of Alaska; Holocene; Productivity; Sea ice; Silicoflagellates; Upwelling; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CORE ANALYSIS; DEGLACIATION; DIATOM; DOMINANCE; FLAGELLATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; YOUNGER DRYAS;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DICTYOCHOPHYCEAE;

EID: 68349095146     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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