Evaluating sedimentary geochemical lake-level tracers in Walker Lake, Nevada, over the last 200 years

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-54

  Yuan, Fasong ^a,b   Linsley, Braddock K ^a   Howe, Stephen S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate sediments; Lake level; Ostracode; Paleoclimate; Stable isotopes; Walker Lake; Western USA

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORE ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE LEVEL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRACER;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WALKER LAKE;

OSTRACODA;

EID: 33746813033     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-0004-8     Document Type: Article

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