Palaeoclimatic scenario during Holocene around Sangla valley, Kinnaur northwest Himalaya based on multi proxy records

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 777-782

  Chakraborty, S ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^b   Ranhotra, P S ^a   Bhattacharyya, A ^a   Bhushan, R ^b  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon isotope; Holocene; Palaeoclimate; Pollen

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750080456     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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