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Author:   C. Hillaire-Marcel (University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada) ,  Anne de Vernal (University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.742kg
ISBN:  

9780444527554

ISBN 10:   0444527559
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   25 May 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: Paleoceanography, Tracers, Proxies and Methods Part 1 : Deep Sea Sediment Properties 1. Deep-Sea Sediment Deposits and Properties Controlled by Currents 2. Continuous Physical Properties of Cored Marine Sediments 3. Magnetic Stratigraphy in Paleoceanography: Reversals, Excursions, Paleointensity and Secular Variation 4. Clay Minerals, Deep Circulation and Climate 5. Radiocarbon Dating of Deep-Sea Sediments Part 2: Biological Tracers and Bomarkers 6. Planktonic Foraminifera as Tracers of Past Oceanic Environments 7. Paleoceanographical Proxies Based on Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblage Characteristics 8. Diatoms: From Micropaleontology to Isotope Geochemistry 9. Organic-Walled Dinoflagellate Cysts: Tracers of Sea-Surface Conditions 10. Coccolithophores: From Extant Populations to Fossil Assemblages 11. Biomarkers as Paleoceanographic Proxies 12. Deep-Sea Corals: New Insights to Paleoceanography 13. Transfer Functions - Methods for Quantitative Paleoceanography Based on Microfossils Part 3: Geochemical Tracers 14. Elemental Proxies for Palaeoclimatic and Palaeoceanographic Variability in Marine Sediments: Interpretation and Application 15. Isotopic Tracers of Water Masses and Deep Currents 16. Paleoflux and Paleocirculation from Sediment 230Th and 231Pa/230Th 17. Boron Isotopes in Marine Carbonate Sediments and the pH of the Ocean 18. The Use of Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes of Foraminifera in Paleoceanography 19. Elemental Proxies for Reconstructing Cenozoic Seawater Paleotemperatures from Calcareous Fossils Conclusion: Reconstructing and Modelling Past Oceans

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