The information content of pore fluid δ18O and [Cl-]

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2070-2094

  Miller, Madeline D ^a,b   Simons, Mark ^a   Adkins, Jess F ^a   Minson, Sarah E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abyssal circulation; Atm ocean structure phenomena; Bayesian methods; Bottom currents bottom water; Inverse methods; Mathematical and statistical techniques; Thermohaline circulation; Water masses

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS;

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; BAYESIAN METHODS; BOTTOM CURRENTS/BOTTOM WATERS; INVERSE METHODS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS; WATER MASS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BOTTOM CURRENT; BOTTOM WATER; INVERSE PROBLEM; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MARINE SEDIMENT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WATER MASS;

EID: 84943399620     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-14-0203.1     Document Type: Article

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