Holocene dynamics in the Bering Strait inflow to the Arctic and the Beaufort Gyre circulation based on sedimentary records from the Chukchi Sea
The Beaufort Gyre (BG) and the Bering Strait inflow (BSI) are important elements of the Arctic Ocean circulation system and major controls on the distribution of Arctic sea ice. We report records of the quartz ∕ feldspar and chlorite ∕ illite ratios in three sediment cores from the northern Chuk...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-09-01
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Series: | Climate of the Past |
Online Access: | https://www.clim-past.net/13/1111/2017/cp-13-1111-2017.pdf |