Cryogenic carbonates in cave environments: A review

Quaternary International

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-96

  Žák, Karel ^a   Onac, Bogdan P ^b,c   Perşoiu, Aurel ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^d EMIL RACOVI INSTITUTE OF SPELEOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CAVE; DEGASSING; FREEZING; GRAIN SIZE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KARST; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SOLUTE; SPELEOTHEM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 47249117069     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.02.022     Document Type: Article

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