Open AccessA late Quaternary bio‐ and climatostratigraphy for marine sediments in the north‐central part of the North Sea
Author(s) -
HARLAND REX,
GREGORY DIANE M.,
HUGHES MURRAY J.,
WILKINSON IAN P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1978.tb00267.x
Subject(s) - geology , quaternary , chronostratigraphy , oceanography , water mass , biostratigraphy , paleontology , sea level , front (military) , sedimentary rock
BOREAS Harland, R., Gregory, Diane M., Hughes, M. J. & Wilkinson, I. P. 1978 06 01: A late Quaternary bio‐ and climatostratigraphy for marine sediments in the north‐central part of the North Sea. Boreas, Vol. 7, pp. 91–96. Oslo. ISSN 0300–9483. Micropalaeontological studies of three boreholes in the north‐central North Sea have led to the erection of a bio‐ and climatostratigraphy for the area. Palaeoenvironmental interpretations have depended largely upon oceanographic concepts and changes in the micropalaeontological assemblages have been related to postulated alterations in water mass regimes. The biostratigraphy can then be utilized as a climatostratigraphy since such water mass changes are most probably linked to alterations in the circulation of the North Atlantic, and in particular to the positions of the climatically important North Atlantic Current and Polar Front. The North Sea sequences are compared to similar sections in Europe and related to the commonly accepted standard chronostratigraphy.