North Atlantic climate evolution through the Plio-Pleistocene climate transitions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 300, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 329-342

  Lawrence, K T ^a   Sosdian, S ^b,c   White, H E ^a   Rosenthal, Y ^c  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Bottom water temperature; North Atlantic; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ALKENONES; BOTTOM WATER; NORTH ATLANTIC; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACKWARD WAVE TUBES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTH (PLANET); GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; ICE; ISOTOPES; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OXYGEN; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALKENONE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; DEEP WATER; ICE SHEET; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 78649737264     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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