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Late pleistocene changes in the Peru current based on planktonic foraminifera

Creator:

Feldberg, Melissa J.

Abstract:

Planktonic foraminiferal faunal assemblages were used to estimate sea-surface temperatures (SST) in the southeast Pacific Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and off the coast of Peru over the last 150,000 years. Temperatures along the eastern boundary of South America were 6-8° C cooler during the LGM than at...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis