Variation of Zr/Rb ratios on the Loess Plateau of Central China during the last 130000 years and its implications for winter monsoon

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1298-1302

  Liu, Lianwen ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Chen, Yang ^a   Ji, Junfeng ^a   Lu, Huayu ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Grain size; Index of winter monsoon; Loess; Zr Rb ratios

Indexed keywords

RUBIDIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHINA; PEDOGENESIS (SOIL); SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER; WINTER;

EID: 4143086231     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02tb9288     Document Type: Article

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