Paleopedologic and paleohydrologic records of precipitation seasonality from early Pennsylvanian "Underclay" paleosols, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 997-1010

  Driese, Steven G ^a   Ober, Eric G ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; PEAT; POTASH; PYRITES; SOILS; TROPICS; WETLANDS;

ALKALINE-EARTH ELEMENTS; CHEMICAL INDEX OF ALTERATIONS; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES; KAOLINITIZATION; MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; PALEOPRECIPITATION; SATURATED CONDITIONS; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSITS;

ALKALINITY;

PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOSOL; PENNSYLVANIAN; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 28144451000     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2005.075     Document Type: Article

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