Annually laminated sequences in the internal structure of some Belgian stalagmites - Importance for paleoclimatology

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 275-288

  Genty, Dominique ^a   Quinif, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH BANDING; LAMINATION; PALAEOCLIMATE; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0029772215     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D426831A-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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