Evaluation of sampling resolution in coral stable isotope records: A case study using records from New Caledonia and Tarawa

Paleoceanography

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-542

  Quinn, Terrence M ^a   Taylor, Frederick W ^b   Crowley, Thomas J ^c   Link, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; ISOTOPE RECORD; RESOLUTION; SAMPLING; SAMPLING RESOLUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE RECORDS;

KIRIBATI, TARAWA; NEW CALEDONIA, AMEDEE;

PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 0030506786     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96PA01859     Document Type: Review

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