Transition of solar cycle length in association with the occurrence of grand solar minima indicated by radiocarbon content in tree-rings

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-212

  Miyahara, Hiroko ^a   Nagaya, Kentaro ^b   Masuda, Kimiaki ^b   Muraki, Yasushi ^b   Kitagawa, Hiroyuki ^b   Nakamura, Toshio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Maunder Minimum; Radiocarbon dating; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COSMIC RAY; EVERGREEN TREE; MAUNDER MINIMUM; RADIOCARBON DATING; SUNSPOT; TREE RING;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 41049115738     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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