Signal strength and climate relationships in 13C/12C ratios of tree ring cellulose from oak in east England

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 19507-19516

  Robertson, I ^a   Switsur, V R ^a   Carter, A H C ^a   Barker, A C ^b   Waterhouse, J S ^b   Briffa, K R ^c   Jones, P D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000819808     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01226     Document Type: Article

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