Planktonic foraminiferal area density as a proxy for carbonate ion concentration: A calibration study using the Cariaco Basin ocean time series

Paleoceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 363-376

  Marshall, Brittney J ^a   Thunell, Robert C ^a   Henehan, Michael J ^b   Astor, Yrene ^c   Wejnert, Katherine E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

area density; calcification; carbonate ion; foraminifera; ocean acidifiation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCIFICATION; CALIBRATION; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROGRAPHY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SEDIMENT TRAP; SHELL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINOIDES RUBER; GLOBIGERINOIDES SACCULIFER;

EID: 84879457775     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/palo.20034     Document Type: Article

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