Temperature and productivity influences on U37 K′ and their possible relation to solar forcing of the Mediterranean winter

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Versteegh, G J M ^a,b   De Leeuw, J W ^a   Taricco, C ^c,d   Romero, A ^d  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkenone; Climate change; Last millennium; Mediterranean climate; Temperature proxy; Winter productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749107308     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001543     Document Type: Article

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