Alkenone paleothermometry in the North Atlantic: A review and synthesis of surface sediment data and calibrations

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1370-1382

  Filippova, A ^a   Kienast, M ^b   Frank, M ^a   Schneider, R R ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

alkenones; calibration; haptophytes; sea surface temperature; western North Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ALKENONES; CALIBRATION EQUATIONS; HAPTOPHYTES; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SUMMER TEMPERATURE; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALKENONE; CALIBRATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84963542579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GC006106     Document Type: Review

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