Identification of contrasting seasonal sea ice conditions during the Younger Dryas

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-86

  Cabedo Sanz, Patricia ^a   Belt, Simon T ^a   Knies, Jochen ^b   Husum, Katrine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; DIP25; IP25; PIP25; Proxy; Sea ice; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; DIP25; IP25; PIP25; PROXY; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEA ICE;

BIOMARKER; CLIMATE EFFECT; ISOPRENOID; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RECONSTRUCTION; SEA ICE; SEDIMENT CORE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ARCTIC; NORWAY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84885959074     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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