Eclipse ice core accumulation and stable isotope variability as an indicator of North Pacific climate

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6426-6440

  Kelsey, Eric P ^a   Wake, Cameron P ^a   Yalcin, Kaplan ^b   Kreutz, Karl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; North Pacific Ocean; Pacific decadal oscillation; Pacific North American pattern oscillation; Paleoclimate; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PACIFIC-NORTH AMERICAN PATTERN/OSCILLATION; PALEOCLIMATES; TELECONNECTIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ISOTOPES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE CORE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TELECONNECTION;

CANADA; ECLIPSE ICEFIELD; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); SAINT ELIAS MOUNTAINS; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 84867676812     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00389.1     Document Type: Article

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