Stable isotopic evidence of El Ni no-like atmospheric circulation in the Pliocene western United States

Climate of the Past

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 9-12

  Winnick, M J ^a   Welker, J M ^b   Chamberlain, C P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ICE SHEET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PLIOCENE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881227465     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-9-903-2013     Document Type: Article

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