Oxygen and hydrogen isotope signatures of Northeast Atlantic water masses

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-106

  Voelker, Antje H L ^a,b   Colman, Albert ^c   Olack, Gerard ^c   Waniek, Joanna J ^d   Hodell, David ^e  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GEOTRACES; Hydrogen isotopes; Mediterranean Outflow Water; NE Atlantic; Oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HYDROGEN; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

GEOTRACES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; MEDITERRANEAN OUTFLOW WATERS; NE ATLANTIC; OXYGEN ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPES;

HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEAWATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CAPE BLANC;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84929918401     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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