Multiproxy comparison of oceanographic temperature during Heinrich Events in the eastern subtropical Atlantic

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 45-58

  Patton, Genna M ^a   Martin, Pamela A ^a   Voelker, Antje ^b   Salgueiro, Emilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Foraminifera; Heinrich Events; Mg Ca paleothermometry

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE; ALKENONES; ATLANTIC; FORAMINIFERA; GULF OF CADIZ; HEINRICH EVENTS; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL; NORTH ATLANTIC; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; OCEANOGRAPHIC TEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEDIMENTATION RATES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBONATE MINERALS; SEDIMENTATION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CALCITE; COOLING; HEINRICH EVENT; ICE RAFTING; LAST GLACIAL; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL); GULF OF CADIZ; IBERIAN MARGIN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 80052103758     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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