Climate Change During the Pliocene: Interpretations from Site 697, the Jane Basin, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

• Other Authors: Luna, Melissa, O'Connell, Suzanne (Suzanne B.)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; Climate Change; Pliocene; Sediment; Grain Size; Spectra; Clays; Antarctic; Jane Basin; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://digitalcollections.wesleyan.edu/objectir-2490; https://doi.org/10.14418/wes01.2.179; https://digitalcollections.wesleyan.edu/sites/default/files/2023-03/16913-Thumbnail%20Image.png

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