Long-chain alkenones in Qinghai Lake sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-241

  Li, Jinggui ^a   Philp, R P ^b   Fan, P U ^a   Allen, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; LAKE SEDIMENT; PALAEOTEMPERATURE; SALINITY;

CHINA, QINGHAI PROVINCE, QINGHAI LAKE; CHINA, QINGHAI, QINGHAI LAKE;

EID: 0029731009     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00389-4     Document Type: Article

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