Palynological analyses of Eocene to Oligocene sediments from DSDP Site 338, Outer Vøring Plateau

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 226-240

  Eldrett, James S ^a   Harding, Ian C ^b  

^a Shell UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eocene Oligocene; Norwegian Greenland Sea; palaeoenvironment; palynology; V ring Plateau

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; EOCENE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; RECONSTRUCTION; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 71849120379     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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