'Cold' stage formation of calcrete nodules in the Chinese Loess Plateau: Evidence from U-series dating and stable isotope analysis

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 109-125

  Rowe, P J ^a   Maher, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcrete nodules; Chinese loess; Palaeosol; Stable isotopes; Uranium series dating

Indexed keywords

CALCRETE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

CHINA;

EID: 0034653927     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(99)00157-1     Document Type: Article

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