Stalagmite luminescence and peat humification records of palaeomoisture for the last 2500 years

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 157-162

  Baker, Andy ^a   Caseldine, Christopher J ^b   Gilmour, Mabs A ^c   Charman, Dan ^d   Proctor, Christopher J ^b   Hawkesworth, Christopher J ^c   Phillips, Nicola ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Highland region Scotland; Holocene; Humification; Luminescence; Peat bogs; Stalagmites

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; HUMIFICATION; LUMINESCENCE; PALEOCLIMATE; PEAT; STALAGMITE;

HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033555193     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00258-1     Document Type: Article

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