A major and long-term Pliocene intensification of the Mediterranean outflow, 3.5-3.3 Ma ago

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 811-814

  Khélifi, Nabil ^a   Samthein, Michael ^a,c   Andersen, Nils ^a   Blanz, Thomas ^a   Frank, Martin ^b   Garbe Schönberg, Dieter ^a   Haley, Brian A ^b   Stumpf, Roland ^b   Weinelt, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBORAN SEA; ARIDIFICATION; BOTTOM WATER; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP SEA DRILLING; DEEPWATER; IRELAND; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MID-PLIOCENE; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER FORMATIONS; OUTFLOW WATERS; PLIOCENE; SALINITY VARIATIONS; SOURCE REGION; WATER DEPTH;

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

BENTHOS; BOTTOM WATER; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OUTFLOW; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOSALINITY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLIOCENE;

ALBORAN SEA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 70349115200     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30058A.1     Document Type: Article

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