Quantifying the source area of macroscopic charcoal with a particle dispersal model

Quaternary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-310

  Peters, Matthew Edward ^a   Higuera, Philip Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal analysis; Charcoal dispersal; Charcoal source area; Dispersal model; Experimental burn; Fire history

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; DEPOSITION; FIRE HISTORY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MODEL;

EID: 33846918902     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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