Hydrogen isotope ratios of individual lipids in lake sediments as novel tracers of climatic and environmental change: A surface sediment test

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-375

  Huang, Yongsong ^a   Shuman, Bryan ^a   Wang, Yi ^a   Webb III, Thompson ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrogen isotope ratios; Lake sediments; Lipids; Modern calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LIPID; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1942474621     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000021855.80535.13     Document Type: Article

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