Distribution and significance of long-chain alkenones as salinity and temperature indicators in Spanish saline lake sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4035-4046

  Pearson, Emma J ^a   Juggins, Steve ^a   Farrimond, Paul ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IGI Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; SALINE LAKE; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 48449104174     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.05.052     Document Type: Article

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