Reconstructing Pleistocene Climatic Change from the Oxygen Isotope Composition of Sediments: A Review
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- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Annals of Glaciology
- Vol. 5, 43-46
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0260305500003463
Abstract
The isotope composition of ocean sediments is the chief data source for Pleistocene climatic changes. It is generally believed that the18O/16O ratio of a sample indicates the global total of glacial ice at the time the sample was deposited. This is roughly correct, but numerous complicating factors limit the accuracy of the isotope proxies.Keywords
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