The deglacial transition on the southeastern Alaska Margin: Meltwater input, sea level rise, marine productivity, and sedimentary anoxia

Paleoceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Davies, M H ^a   Mix, A C ^a   Stoner, J S ^a   Addison, J A ^b   Jaeger, J ^c   Finney, B ^d   Wiest, J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP MIXING METHOD; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL RECORD; MELTWATER; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; EUROPE; GREENLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 79959970445     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010PA002051     Document Type: Article

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