Astronomically paced changes in deep-water circulation in the western North Atlantic during the middle Eocene

Astronomically paced changes in deep-water circulation in the western North Atlantic during the middle Eocene
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始新世中期北大西洋西部深水环流的天文变化

DOI:
10.1016/j.epsl.2017.12.016
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Pälike
Pälike
中科院分区:
地球科学1区
文献类型:
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作者:
Vahlenkamp;Niezgodzki;De Vleeschouwer;Bickert;Harper;Kirtland Turner;Lohmann;Sexton;Zachos;Pälike

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