Oxygen isotope ratios of sedimentary biogenic silica reflect the European transcontinental climate gradient

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-350

  Tyler, J J ^a,b,f   Leng, M J ^b,c   Sloane, H J ^b   Sachse, D ^d,g   Gleixner, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Biomarkers; Diatoms; Hydrogen isotopes; Lakes; N alkanes; Oxygen isotopes; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; DIATOM; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PALEOCLIMATE; SILICA;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 44449111663     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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