Validity of the temperature reconstruction from water isotopes in ice cores

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C12, 1997, Pages 26471-26487

  Jouzel, J ^a   Alley, R B ^b   Cuffey, K M ^c   Dansgaard, W ^d   Grootes, P ^c,e   Hoffmann, G ^f   Johnsen, S J ^d,g   Koster, R D ^h   Peel, D ⁱ   Shuman, C A ^h   Stievenard, M ^a   Stuiver, M ^c   White, J ^j  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^g REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^h NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CORE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOTHERMOMETER; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION; WATER ISOTOPE;

EID: 0031448714     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC01283     Document Type: Article

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