A geochemical method for removing the effect of tephra on lake diatom oxygen isotope records

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-516

  Lamb, Angela L ^a   Brewer, Tim S ^b   Leng, Melanie J ^a,c   Sloane, Hilary J ^a   Lamb, Henry F ^d  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; Diatom; Ethiopia; Lake; Oxygen isotope; Tephra

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; DIATOM; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SILICA; TEPHRA; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34248148549     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9034-5     Document Type: Article

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