Salinity bias on the foraminifera Mg/Ca thermometry: Correction procedure and implications for past ocean hydrographic reconstructions

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Mathien Blard, Elise ^a   Bassinot, Franck ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Mg Ca thermometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149102597     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002353     Document Type: Article

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