Uplift-driven climate change at 12 Ma: A long δ18O record from the NE margin of the Tibetan plateau

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 267-277

  Dettman, David L ^a   Fang, Xiaomin ^b,c   Garzione, Carmala N ^d   Li, Jijun ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lacustrine; Miocene; Oxygen isotopes; Tibetan plateau; Uplift

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; UPLIFT;

CHINA; LINXIA BASIN; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0141595324     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00383-2     Document Type: Article

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