Oxygen isotopes in lacustrine carbonates of West China revisited: Implications for post glacial changes in summer monsoon circulation

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1315-1334

  Wei, K ^a   Gasse, F ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CARBONATE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MONSOON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE;

CHINA;

EID: 0033213111     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(98)00115-2     Document Type: Article

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