Distribution of coccolithophores as a potential proxy in paleoceanography: The case of the Oman Sea monsoonal pattern

High abundances of coccoliths have been observed in surface sediment samples from near the coasts of the Oman Sea in February 2011. At the end of the NE monsoon, the locally observed high Gephyrocapsa oceanica production is hypothesized to respond to local injections of nutrient-rich deep water into...

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Main Authors: Mojtahedin Elham, Hadavi Fatemeh, Lak Razyeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia 2015-02-01
Series:Geologica Carpathica
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/geoca.2015.66.issue-1/geoca-2015-0011/geoca-2015-0011.xml?format=INT