Review of alkenone calibrations (culture, water column, and sediments)

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages

  Herbert, T D ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkenones; haptophytes; Paleoceanography; paleoclimate; paleotemperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GROWTH TEMPERATURE; ISOTOPES; KETONES; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

ALKENONES; HAPTOPHYTES; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATES; PALEOTEMPERATURES;

CALIBRATION;

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84957586029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GC000055     Document Type: Review

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