Hydrological changes and paleoproductivity in the Gulf of California during middle and late Holocene and their relationship with ITCZ and North American Monsoon variability

Quaternary Research (United States)

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-151

  Pérez Cruz, Ligia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alfonso Basin; Ba Al ratios; Geochemical proxies; Gulf of California; ITCZ; North America Monsoon; Paleoproductivity; Terrigenous proxies; Tropical Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

ALFONSO BASIN; GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; ITCZ; NORTH AMERICA MONSOON; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; TERRIGENOUS PROXIES; TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

LASERS;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CLIMATE VARIATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MONSOON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALFONSO BASIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; GULF OF MEXICO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PIGMY BASIN;

EID: 84874281579     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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