Climate-independent paleoaltimetry using stomatal density in fossil leaves as a proxy for CO2 partial pressure

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1017-1020

  McElwain, Jennifer C ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Carbon dioxide; Paleoaltimeter; Paleoelevation; Quercus; Stomatal density

Indexed keywords

LEAVES; SPECIES; CALIFORNIA; PALEOALTIMETER; PALEOELEVATION; QUERCUS; STOMATAL DENSITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ERRORS; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); CARBON DIOXIDE; INVERSE PROBLEMS;

GEOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CENOZOIC; ELEVATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PARTIAL PRESSURE; TREELINE; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALTITUDE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF; MODEL VALIDATION; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; STOMATA;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11044222646     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20915.1     Document Type: Article

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