The determination and significance of past temperature changes in the upper layer of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean
As sea water apart from liquid ammonia has the highest heat capacity of any solid or liquid the deposits collecting on the deep-sea floor, in favourable localities, give a far better record than the land of past temperature changes, provided the dominant component is planktonic Foraminifera, and tha...
Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
1954
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1954.0071 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspa.1954.0071 |