Alpha-cellulose δ13C variation in mangrove tree rings correlates well with annual sea level trend between 1982 and 1999

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Yu, Ke Fu ^a,b   Zhao, Jian Xin ^b   Liu, Tung Sheng ^c   Wang, Pin Xian ^d   Qian, Jun Long ^c   Chen, Te Gu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEA LEVEL; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALPHA CELLULOSE; MANGROVE TREES; TREE RINGS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; MANGROVE; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREE RING;

EID: 4143090535     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019450     Document Type: Article

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