δ13C-δ18O covariance as a paleohydrological indicator for closed-basin lakes

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 69-80

  Li, H C ^a   Ku, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed system; Great Basin; Lacustrine environment; Paleoclimatology; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LAKE; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LAKE PRODUCTIVITY; PALAEOHYDROLOGY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, MONO LAKE;

EID: 0030880209     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00153-8     Document Type: Article

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