Isotopic and geochemical evidence of palaeoclimate changes in Salton Basin, California, during the past 20 kyr: 1. δ18O and δ13C records in lake tufa deposits

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 259, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 182-197

  Li, Hong Chun ^a,b,c   Xu, Xiao Mei ^d   Ku, Teh Lung ^b   You, Chen Feng ^c   Buchheim, H Paul ^e   Peters, Rick ^e  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Cahuilla; Lake tufa; North American monsoon; Salton Basin; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ICE CORE; INFLOW; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SALT; SPELEOTHEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TUFA;

CALIFORNIA; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SALTON SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39849104039     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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