U-series chronology of lacustrine deposits in Death Valley, California

Quaternary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-275

  Ku, Teh Lung ^a   Luo, Shangde ^a   Lowenstein, Tim K ^b   Li, Jianren ^b   Spencer, Ronald J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

California; Death Valley; Lake Manly; Lake level fluctuations; Paleoclimate; Pluvial lake; U series dating

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032215980     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1998.1995     Document Type: Article

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