Stratification of surface waters during the last glacial millennial climatic events: A key factor in subsurface and deep-water mass dynamics

Climate of the Past

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1507-1525

  Wary, M ^a   Eynaud, F ^a   Sabine, M ^a   Zaragosi, S ^a   Rossignol, L ^a   Malaize B ^a   Palis, E ^a,d   Zumaque, J ^a,e   Caulle, C ^a,f   Penaud, A ^b   Michel, E ^c   Charlier, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DANSGAARD-OESCHGER CYCLE; DEEP WATER; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HEINRICH EVENT; INTERSTADIAL; LAST GLACIAL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; STRATIFICATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC; FAROE ISLANDS; GREENLAND;

EID: 84947249316     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-11-1507-2015     Document Type: Article

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