Water isotopic and hydrochemical evolution of a lake chain in the northern Great Plains and its paleoclimatic implications

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 207-217

  Yu, Zicheng ^a   Ito, Emi ^b   Engstrom, Daniel R ^c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporative enrichment; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Lake chain; Paleoclimate; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

EID: 0036705032     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021651824885     Document Type: Article

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