Isotope hydrology of dripwaters in a Scottish cave and implications for stalagmite palaeoclimate research

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1065-1074

  Fuller, L ^a   Baker, A ^a   Fairchild, I J ^a   Spotl C ^b   Marca Bell, A ^c   Rowe, P ^c   Dennis, P F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CAVE; DROPLET; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOCLIMATE; PERCOLATION; STALAGMITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; SUTHERLAND; TARTAIR CAVE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 49249087241     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-12-1065-2008     Document Type: Article

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