Nd isotopic structure of the Pacific Ocean 70-30 Ma and numerical evidence for vigorous ocean circulation and ocean heat transport in a greenhouse world

Paleoceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 454-469

  Thomas, Deborah J ^a   Korty, Robert ^a   Huber, Matthew ^b   Schubert, Jessica A ^a   Haines, Brian ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

meridional overturning circulation; Nd isotopes; numerical modeling; Ocean Drilling

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CENOZOIC; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL METHOD; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84901733816     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013PA002535     Document Type: Article

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