High epibenthic foraminiferal δ13C in the Recent deep Arctic Ocean: Implications for ventilation and brine release during stadials

Paleoceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 574-584

  Mackensen, Andreas ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; brine formation; live benthic foraminifers; stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84884330981     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/palo.20058     Document Type: Article

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