North Atlantic Deep Water formation: Information from ice cores

The main results of measurements of the CO2 concentration of air occluded in natural ice during periods of climatic change are presented, as well as other measured ice core parameters. Elements of an interpretation of the data in terms of mechanisms of changing environmental systems are briefly disc...

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Main Author: Oeschger, H.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1984
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Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850017724
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Summary:The main results of measurements of the CO2 concentration of air occluded in natural ice during periods of climatic change are presented, as well as other measured ice core parameters. Elements of an interpretation of the data in terms of mechanisms of changing environmental systems are briefly discussed.