Qualitative and quantitative approaches in palaeohydrography: A case study from core-top parameters in the Gulf of Cadiz

Marine Geology

Volumn 280, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 150-167

  Rogerson, M ^a   Schonfeld J ^b   Leng, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Foraminifera; Grainsize; Mediterranean; Mediterranean Outflow; Palaeoceanography; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC; FORAMINIFERA; GRAINSIZE; MEDITERRANEAN; MEDITERRANEAN OUTFLOW; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; ISOTOPES; MOORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON ISOTOPE; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIXING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTION; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 79951727712     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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