Distribution of the C37 tetra-unsaturated alkenone in Lake Qinghai, China: A potential lake salinity indicator

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 988-997

  Liu, Weiguo ^a,b   Liu, Zhonghui ^c   Fu, Mingyi ^a   An, Zhisheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SALINITY; SATURATION; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI; QINGHAI LAKE;

TETRA;

EID: 38349042179     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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