Tephra in deglacial ocean sediments south of Iceland: Stratigraphy, geochemistry and oceanic reservoir ages

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-198

  Thornalley, David J R ^a   McCave, I Nick ^a   Elderfield, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatology; Deglacial; North Atlantic; Paleoceanography; Tephrochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEGLACIATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT CORE; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ICELAND;

FORAMINIFERA; NEOGLOBOQUADRINA PACHYDERMA;

EID: 79951972361     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1442     Document Type: Article

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