Stable isotopes and soil-geomorphology as indicators of Holocene climate change, northern Chihuahuan Desert

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-373

  Buck, Brenda J ^a   Monger, H Curtis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan Desert; Geomorphology; Holocene; Paleoclimate; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION HISTORY;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033428165     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0584     Document Type: Article

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