Cave sediments and paleoclimate

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-93

  White, William B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE;

EID: 34848927156     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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