In situ measurement of seasonal δ18O variations and analysis of isotopic trends in a modern speleothem from southwest Australia

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 233, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 17-32

  Treble, Pauline C ^a,b   Chappell, John ^b   Gagan, Michael K ^b   McKeegan, K D ^a   Harrison, T Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual cycle; Carbon isotopes; Ion microprobe; Oxygen isotopes; Rainfall; Speleothem

Indexed keywords

IN SITU MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE MND-S1;

CALCITE; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; IN SITU PROCESSING; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; OXYGEN; RAIN;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

KARST; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RAINFALL; SPELEOTHEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MOONDYNE CAVE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 17044378063     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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