Mediterranean Outflow and surface water variability off southern Portugal during the early Pleistocene: A snapshot at Marine Isotope Stages 29 to 34 (1020-1135ka)

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 223-237

  Voelker, Antje H L ^a   Salgueiro, Emilia ^a,b   Rodrigues, Teresa ^a,b   Jimenez Espejo, Francisco J ^c   Bahr, André ^d,f   Alberto, Ana ^a   Loureiro, Isabel ^a   Padilha, Maria ^a   Rebotim, Andreia ^a,b,e   Röhl, Ursula ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contourite layers; Expedition 339; Insolation; Interglacial MIS 31; IODP Site U1387; Mediterranean Outflow; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; ISOTOPES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VENTILATION;

CONTOURITE; EXPEDITION 339; INTERGLACIAL MIS 31; IODP SITE U1387; MEDITERRANEAN OUTFLOW; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

SURFACE WATERS;

BOTTOM CURRENT; CIRCULATION; CONTOUR MAP; FLOW VELOCITY; HEINRICH EVENT; INSOLATION; INTERGLACIAL; INTERSTADIAL; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OBLIQUITY; OUTFLOW; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WATER; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF OF CADIZ; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84941200800     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.08.015     Document Type: Article

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