Palaeohydrological variation in a tropical river catchment: A reconstruction using fluorescent bands in corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Holocene

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Isdale, P J ^a   Stewart, B J ^b   Tickle, K S ^c   Lough, J M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coral fluorescence; El Nino; ENSO; Great Barrier Reef; Palaeohydrology; Reconstruction; Runoff; Southern Oscillation; Tropical rivers

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FLUORESCENT BAND; HOLOCENE; PALAEOHYDROLOGY; RIVER CATCHMENT;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0031933890     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968398670905088     Document Type: Article

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