Continental climatic and Weathering Response to the Eocene-Oligocene transition

Journal of Geology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-236

  Sheldon, Nathan D ^a   Costa, Elisenda ^b   Cabrera, Lluís ^b   Garcés, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CLIMATE VARIATION; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ICE SHEET; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA; EBRO BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 84858041163     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663984     Document Type: Article

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