Quantified intermediate water oxygenation history of the NE Pacific: A new benthic foraminiferal record from Santa Barbara basin

Paleoceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-467

  Ohkushi, K ^a   Kennett, J P ^b   Zeleski, C M ^c   Moffitt, S E ^d   Hill, T M ^d   Robert, C ^e   Beaufort, L ^e   Behl, R J ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

foraminifera; hypoxia; oxygen index; oxygen minimum zone; Pacific; ventilation

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BOTTOM WATER; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROGRAPHY; HYPOXIA; INTERMEDIATE WATER; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; OXYGENATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY; VENTILATION;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); SANTA BARBARA BASIN; UNITED STATES;

BOLIVINA TUMIDA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84883198097     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/palo.20043     Document Type: Article

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