Evaluation of past stratification changes in the Nordic Seas by comparing planktonic foraminiferal δ18O with a solar-forced model

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 94-95, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-96

  Simstich, Johannes ^a   Lorenz, Stephan J ^b   Bauch, Henning A ^c  

^a Institute for Relevant Research (IRR)   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nordic Seas; Planktonic foraminifera; Stable isotopes; Stratification

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HOLOCENE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; OVERTURN; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; RECONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIFICATION; SURFACE WATER; THERMOCLINE; WATER COLUMN; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA; NEOGLOBOQUADRINA PACHYDERMA; TURBOROTALITA QUINQUELOBA;

EID: 84865424624     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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