Foraminifera SST Transfer Function Comparison.

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ortiz, J., and Mix, A.C.

Publication_Date: 3/1999

Title: Foraminifera SST Transfer Function Comparison.

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Series_Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 1999-018

Issue_Identification: 1999-018

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Publication_Place: Boulder, CO

Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

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NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program

Online_Linkage: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/by_contributor/ortiz1997/readme_ortiz1997.txt

Description:

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This data set consists of modern foraminiferal fauna and SST data used to compare the Imbrie-Kipp Transfer Function with Modern Analog Temperature Estimates.

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Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Ortiz, J.D. and A.C. Mix, 1997, Comparison of Imbrie-Kipp Transfer Function and Modern Analog Temperature Estimates Using Sediment Trap and Coretop Foraminiferal Faunas, Paleoceanography, 12, 175-190, 1997.

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > AMOEBOIDS > FORAMINIFERS

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Contact_Person: JOSEPH ORTIZ

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ALAN C. MIX

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State_or_Province: Palisades

Postal_Code: NY

Country: USA

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Postal_Code: 97331

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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mix@oce.orst.edu

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