High-resolution migration history of the Subtropical High/Trade Wind system of the northeastern Pacific during the last ∼55 years: Implications for glacial atmospheric reorganization

Paleoceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 319-333

  Cheshire, Heather ^a   Thurow, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

laminated sediment; paleoceanography; Quaternary; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; DIATOM; HEINRICH EVENT; INTERGLACIAL; LAMINATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; QUATERNARY; RAINFALL; SILICA; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TRADE WIND; UPWELLING;

GUAYMAS BASIN; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84879485801     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/palo.20031     Document Type: Article

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