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Proxies in late cenozoic paleoceanography /

Other Authors: Hillaire-Marcel, Claude.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
Series:Developments in marine geology, 1
Subjects:
Paleoceanography > Methodology. > Cenozoic
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Oceanography.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Oceans & Seas.
Cenozoic Geologic Period.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=196020
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Scientific Committee
  • Methods in Late Cenozoic Paleoceanography: Introduction
  • 1. Tracers and Proxies in Deep-Sea Records
  • 2. Overview of Volume Content
  • 3. The Need for Multi-tracers and Multi-Proxy Approaches in Paleoceanography
  • 4. From the Geological Record to the Sedimentary Signal and the Properties of the Water Column
  • 5. How Far Back in Time are the Proxies Effective?
  • 6. New Perspectives and Emerging Proxies
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Part 1: Deep-Sea Sediment Properties
  • Chapter 1. Deep-Sea Sediment Deposits and Properties Controlled by Currents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sediment Transport and Deposition by Deep-Sea Currents
  • 3. Sediment Deposition: Quaternary Records of Flow in Large-Scale Features
  • 4. Current Problems and Prospects
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Continuous Physical Properties of Cored Marine Sediments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Continuous Centimeter-Scale Measurements of Physical Properties
  • 3. Continuous Millimeter- to Micrometer-Scale Measurements of Physical Properties
  • 4. Recent Applications of Continuous Centimeter- to Millimeter-Scale Physical Properties of Marine Sediments
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Magnetic Stratigraphy in Paleoceanography: Reversals, Excursions, Paleointensity, and Secular Variation
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Background
  • 3. Soft Sediment Paleomagnetic Methods
  • 4. Magnetometers
  • 5. Measurements and Magnetizations
  • 6. Data Analysis
  • 7. Sediment Magnetism
  • 8. Development of Paleomagnetic Records
  • 9. The Paleomagnetic Record as a Stratigraphic Tool
  • 10. Some Perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 4. Clay Minerals, Deep Circulation and Climate
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology: The Clay Toolbox in Marine Sediments
  • 3. Applications: Clays as a Proxy for Paleocirculation
  • 4. Some Perspectives
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Radiocarbon Dating of Deep-Sea Sediments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Dating Marine Sediments
  • 3. Applications of Marine 14C
  • Appendix I
  • Internet Resources
  • References
  • Part 2: Biological Tracers and Biomarkers
  • Chapter 6. Planktonic Foraminifera as Tracers of Past Oceanic Environments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biology and Ecology of Planktonic Foraminifera
  • 3. Planktonic Foraminiferal Proxies
  • 4. Modifications After Death
  • 5. Perspectives
  • WWW Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 7. Paleoceanographical Proxies Based on Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblage Characteristics
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Benthic Foraminiferal Proxies: A State of the Art
  • 3. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • 4. Appendix 1
  • References
  • Chapter 8. Diatoms: From Micropaleontology to Isotope Geochemistry
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Improvements in Methodologies and Interpretations
  • 3. Case Studies
  • 4. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 9. Organic-Walled Dinoflagellate Cysts&#

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