Paleomagnetism of Quaternary sediments from Lomonosov Ridge and Yermak Plateau: Implications for age models in the Arctic Ocean

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-63

  Xuan, Chuang ^a   Channell, James E T ^a   Polyak, Leonid ^b   Darby, Dennis A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Lomonosov Ridge; Magnetic excursions; Self reversal; Titanomaghemite; Yermak Plateau

Indexed keywords

LOMONOSOV RIDGE; MAGNETIC EXCURSIONS; SELF-REVERSAL; TITANOMAGHEMITE; YERMAK PLATEAU;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETISM; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIZATION; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORRELATION; DIAGENESIS; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; GRAIN SIZE; ICE COVER; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; QUATERNARY; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE; TITANOMAGNETITE;

ALPHA RIDGE; ARCTIC OCEAN; LOMONOSOV RIDGE; MENDELEYEV RIDGE; YERMAK PLATEAU;

EID: 84655169834     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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