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Pleistocene foraminifera assemblages as a proxy for temperature in the Weddell Sea, ODP Site 693A

Publication Date

2015-January-01

Document Type

Senior Capstone Projects

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Cassandre Stirpe

Department or Program

Earth Science and Geography Department

Document Type

Senior Capstone Project

Abstract

Climate conditions in the Weddell Sea during the Pleistocene can be inferred by examining the abundance of foraminifer species and mineral fragments in ocean sediment cores. In particular, Neogloboquadrina incompta is a useful temperature proxy, and the abundance of terrigenous...

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