Paleoceanography of the Mauritanian margin during the last two climatic cycles: From planktonic foraminifera to African climate dynamics

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 67-79

  Matsuzaki, K M R ^a   Eynaud, F ^a   Malaize B ^a   Grousset, F E ^a,b   Tisserand, A ^b   Rossignol, L ^a   Charlier, K ^a   Jullien, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

African monsoons; Late Pleistocene; NW African margin; Planktonic foraminifera; Sea surface salinity

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLIMATE CYCLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONSOON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PLEISTOCENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING; WATER MASS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CAPE VERDE;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINOIDES RUBER; PLANULINA;

EID: 79952531140     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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