What do benthic δ13C and δ18O data tell us about Atlantic circulation during Heinrich Stadial 1?

Paleoceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 353-368

  Oppo, Delia W ^a   Curry, William B ^b   McManus, Jerry F ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Circulation; benthic d13C; benthic d18O; deglacial d13C minimum; Heinrich Stadial 1

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CIRCULATION MODELING; CORE ANALYSIS; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; HEINRICH EVENT; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; TRANSECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BRAZIL; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 85027924006     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014PA002667     Document Type: Article

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