Evolution of the East Greenland current between 1150 and 1740 AD, revealed by diatom-based sea surface temperature and sea-ice concentration reconstructions

Polar Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-176

  Justwan, Aurélie ^a,b   Koç, Nalân ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diatoms; East Greenland Current; Late Holocene; MD99 2322; Sea surface temperature; Seaice

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; HOLOCENE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT CORE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; EAST GREENLAND CURRENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 68349161059     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2008.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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