Variations in stalagmite luminescence laminae structure at Poole's Cavern, England, AD 1910-1996: Calibration of a palaeoprecipitation proxy

Holocene

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 683-688

  Baker, Andy ^a   Proctor, Christopher J ^b   Barnes, William L ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laminae; Luminescence; Palaeoclimate; Precipitation; Rainfall intensity; Speleothems; Stalagmite

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENCE; PALEOCLIMATE; SPELEOTHEM;

BUXTON; DERBYSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

LAMIINAE;

EID: 0032693495     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968399676312548     Document Type: Article

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