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"The South Atlantic plays a significant role as a link between the Antarctic Ocean and the North Atlantic, both in terms of the heat budget of the North Atlantic and the circulation of the entire ocean. The heat and mass exchanges between the Antarctic Ocean and the South Atlantic during the Late Quaternary have been investigated over the past ten years, including their impact on world climate. This has required the study of present-day early diagenetic processes in the water column and sediments, as well as sediment properties that have a close relationship to environmental parameters (""proxies""), which can be used to decipher past conditions (temperature, salinity, productivity, etc. ). The interdisciplinary research project ""The South Atlantic in the Late Quaternary - Reconstruction of material budgets and current systems"" was a long-term scientific program at Bremen University. This program benefited from the sample material gained on several expeditions with the research vessels Meteor and Polarstern. This book presents the summarized results of the various topics of study in 30 articles arranged in seven sections."

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Author:   Gerold Wefer ,  Stefan Mulitza ,  Volker Ratmeyer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   2.130kg
ISBN:  

9783540210283

ISBN 10:   3540210288
Pages:   736
Publication Date:   13 April 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Particle Flux in the South Atlantic.- Documentation of the Marine Environment in Microfossil Assemblages and Stable Isotopes.- Physical Sedimentary Records of Palaeoenvironmental and Depositional Conditions.- Source and Transport Signatures of the Terrigenous Sediment Fraction.- Early Diagenetic Processes and Preservation of Primary Signals.- History of Upper Ocean Circulation.- History of Bottom and Deep Water Circulation.

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