Molecular-isotopic stratigraphy of long-chain n-alkanes in Lake Baikal Holocene and glacial age sediments

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 287-294

  Brincat, David ^a   Yamada, Keita ^a   Ishiwatari, Ryoshi ^a   Uemura, Hitoshi ^b   Naraoka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopic compositions; Lacustrine sediments; Lake Baikal; Long chain n alkanes; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

PALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTRACTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STRATIGRAPHY; VEGETATION; WAXES;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; PLEISTOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0034043653     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00164-3     Document Type: Article

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