Robotic micromilling of tree-rings: A new tool for obtaining subseasonal environmental isotope records

Chemical Geology

Volumn 252, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 21-30

  Dodd, Justin P ^a   Patterson, William P ^a   Holmden, Chris ^a   Brasseur, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; 18O; D; Cellulose; High resolution; Intra ring

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MILLING; ROBOTICS; TREE RING;

LARIX LARICINA; PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS GRANDIDENTATA;

EID: 44649123728     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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