Proxies in late cenozoic paleoceanography. (2007)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Proxies in late cenozoic paleoceanography. (2007)
- Main Title:
- Proxies in late cenozoic paleoceanography
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Claude Hillaire-Marcel and Anne de Vernal.
- Other Names:
- Hillaire-Marcel, Claude
De Vernal, Anne - 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 andCover -- 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&# … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier
- Publication Date:
- 2007
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 843 pages), illustrations (some color), maps
- Subjects:
- 551.46
Paleoceanography -- Cenozoic -- Methodology
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Oceanography
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Oceans & Seas
Cenozoic Geologic Period
Paleoceanography
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780080525044
0080525040 - Related ISBNs:
- 0444527559
9780444527554 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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