Diatoms and biomarkers evidence for major changes in sea ice conditions prior the instrumental period in Antarctic Peninsula

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-110

  Barbara, Loïc ^a,b   Crosta, Xavier ^a   Schmidt, Sabine ^a   Massé, Guillaume ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Atmospheric circulation; Diatoms; HBI; Last century; Recent warming; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DIATOMS; HBI; LAST CENTURY; RECENT WARMING;

PHYTOPLANKTON; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURVEYS;

SEA ICE;

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BIOMARKER; DIATOM; ICE RETREAT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA ICE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WARMING;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84885956858     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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