Annual trace element cycles in calcite-aragonite speleothems: Evidence of drought in the western Mediterranean 1200-1100 yr BP

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 423-433

  McMillan, Emily A ^a   Fairchild, Ian J ^b   Frisia, Silvia ^c   Borsato, Andrea ^c   McDermott, Frank ^d  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Annual laminae; Aridity; Palaeoprecipitation; Stalagmites; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

PALEOCLIMATE; SPELEOTHEM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HERAULT; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ARIDA; LAMIINAE;

EID: 23144444653     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.943     Document Type: Article

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