Linkage between seasonal insolation gradient in the tropical northern hemisphere and the sea surface salinity of the equatorial Indian Ocean during the last glacial period

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1265-1275

  Rajeev, Saraswat ^a   Rajiv, Nigam ^a   Andreas, MacKensen ^b   Syee, Weldeab ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Globigerinoides ruber; Indian Ocean; insolation; Mg Ca; oxygen isotope; salinity

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINOIDES RUBER;

EID: 84868150032     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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