Hydrographic variations in deep ocean temperature over the mid-Pleistocene transition

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 147-158

  Bates, Stephanie L ^a   Siddall, Mark ^a   Waelbroeck, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic oxygen isotopes; Deep ocean temperature; Mid Pleistocene transition; Ocean circulation; Sea level

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894455582     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.01.020     Document Type: Article

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