A model for large glacial-interglacial climate-induced changes in dust and sea salt concentrations in deep ice cores (central Antarctica): Palaeoclimatic implications and prospects for refining ice core chronologies

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 768-790

  Petit, J R ^a   Delmonte, B ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHRONOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; HOLOCENE; ICE CORE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA SALT; SODIUM; TROPOSPHERE;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 74249084056     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2009.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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