Palaeomagnetic and biostratigraphic dating of marine sediments from the Scotia Sea, Antarctica: First identification of the Laschamp excursion in the Southern Ocean

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-75

  Collins, Lewis G ^a   Hounslow, Mark W ^b   Allen, Claire S ^a   Hodgson, Dominic A ^a   Pike, Jennifer ^c   Karloukovski, Vassil V ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Geomagnetic chronology; Laschamp excursion; Late Quaternary; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DIATOM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUCAMPIA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 81855186891     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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