Isotopic evidence of cool winter conditions in the mid-Piacenzian (Pliocene) of the southern North Sea Basin

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Valentine, Annemarie ^a   Johnson, Andrew L A ^a   Leng, Melanie J ^b   Sloane, Hilary J ^b   Balson, Peter S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Mid Piacenzian; Oxygen isotopes; Palaeoclimate; Pliocene; Sclerochronology

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEPOSITION; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; ENCYSTMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE; SEAFLOOR; SEASONALITY; SURFACE LAYER; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; ISTHMUS OF PANAMA; NORTH SEA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AEQUIPECTEN OPERCULARIS; ATRINA FRAGILIS; BIVALVIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79960640943     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.05.015     Document Type: Article

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