Paleoclimatic reconstruction using the correlation in δ18O of hackberry carbonate and environmental water, North America

Quaternary Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 252-263

  Jahren, A Hope ^a   Amundson, Ronald ^b   Kendall, Carol ^c   Wigand, Peter ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Gt Basin Mojave Paleoenv Cons   (United States)

Author keywords

Hackberry carbonate; Oxygen isotope; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; FLORA; FOSSIL; HOLOCENE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

CELTIS;

EID: 0035470780     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.2001.2259     Document Type: Article

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