Late Quaternary paleoclimatic reconstructions for interior Alaska based on paleolake-level data and hydrologic models

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-41

  Barber, Valerie A ^a   Finney, Bruce P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Evapotranspiration; Hydrology; Lakes; Paleoclimates; Paleoprecipitation

Indexed keywords

LAKE LEVEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; QUATERNARY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033879664     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008113715703     Document Type: Article

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