Isotopic and geochemical evidence of palaeoclimate changes in Salton Basin, California, during the past 20 kyr: 2. 87Sr/86Sr ratio in lake tufa as an indicator of connection between Colorado River and Salton Basin

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 259, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 198-212

  Li, Hong Chun ^a,b,c   You, Chen Feng ^a   Ku, Teh Lung ^b   Xu, Xiao Mei ^d   Buchheim, H Paul ^e   Wan, Nai Jung ^a   Wang, Ruo Mei ^a   Shen, Min Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Colorado River; Lake Cahuilla; Lake tufa; Salton Basin; Strontium isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BASIN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INFLOW; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXING; PALEOCLIMATE; RECORD; RUNOFF; TUFA;

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

EID: 39849107479     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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