A high resolution opal and radiolarian record from the subpolar North Atlantic during the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (1069-779ka): Palaeoceanographic implications

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 391, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-70

  Hernandez Almeida I ^a   Bjorklund K R ^b   Sierro, F J ^a   Filippelli, G M ^c   Cacho, I ^d   Flores, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogenic opal; Melt water discharge; North Atlantic; Ocean circulation; Productivity; Radiolarian

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROGRAPHY; INTERGLACIAL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOLARIA; RECONSTRUCTION; RESOLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

CYCLADOPHORA DAVISIANA; LITHOMELISSA SETOSA; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

EID: 84888200419     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.05.049     Document Type: Article

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