Stable oxygen and carbon isotope variations as monsoon proxies: A comparative study of speleothems from four different locations in India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-475

  Yadava, M G ^a   Ramesh, R ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Paleomonsoon; Radiocarbon; Rainfall; Southwest monsoon; Speleothems; Stable isotopes; Varves

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MONSOON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RAINFALL; SPELEOTHEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; VARVE;

ASIA; CHHATTISGARH; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 33751214486     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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