Catastrophic hurricane history revealed by organic geochemical proxies in coastal lake sediments: A case study of Lake Shelby, Alabama (USA)

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-131

  Lambert, W Joe ^a   Aharon, Paul ^a   Rodriguez, Antonio B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Mexico; Hurricanes; Organic geochemical proxies; Radiocarbon dating; Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUTROPHICATION; HURRICANE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ALABAMA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LAKE SHELBY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249074060     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9101-6     Document Type: Article

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