A diatom-based reconstruction of drought intensity, duration, and frequency from Moon Lake, North Dakota: A sub-decadal record of the last 2300 years

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-179

  Laird, Kathleen R ^a,b   Fritz, Sherilyn C ^c   Cumming, Brian F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Drought; Little Ice Age; Medieval Warm Period; Northern Great Plains; Paleoclimate; Paleosalinity

Indexed keywords

DIATOM ASSEMBLAGE; DROUGHT; HOLOCENE; LAKE; PALAEOCLIMATE; SEDIMENT CORE;

USA, NORTH DAKOTA, MOON LAKE;

EID: 0031943024     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007929006001     Document Type: Article

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