Application of strontium isotopes to understanding the hydrology and paleohydrology of the Altiplano, Bolivia-Peru

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 194, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 281-297

  Grove, Matthew J ^a,d   Baker, Paul A ^a   Cross, Scott L ^a   Rigsby, Catherine A ^b   Seltzer, Geoffrey O ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Altiplano; Hydrology; Isotopes; Paleoclimate; Paleohydrology; Strontium

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ALTIPLANO; BOLIVIA; PERU;

EID: 0037691997     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00282-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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