Interacting Loop Current variability and Mississippi River discharge over the past 400 kyr

The Loop Current mediating the oceanic heat and salt flux from the Caribbean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean and its interference with the Mississippi River discharge are critical for both the regional climate in the Gulf of Mexico area and the water vapor transport towards high northern latitudes. We p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Earth and planetary science letters 2008-07, Vol.272 (1), p.278-289
Hauptverfasser:	Nürnberg, Dirk, Ziegler, Martin, Karas, Cyrus, Tiedemann, Ralf, Schmidt, Matthew W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	foraminiferal geochemistry Freshwater Gulf of Mexico ITCZ Loop Current Marine Mississippi River discharge thermohaline circulation
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