Multiple dendrochronological signals indicate the eruption of Parícutin volcano, Michoacán, Mexico

Tree-Ring Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-108

  Sheppard, Paul R ^a   Ort, Michael H ^b   Anderson, Kirk C ^b   Elson, Mark D ^c   Vázquez Selem, Lorenzo ^d   Clemens, Angelika W ^a   Little, Nicole C ^e   Speakman, Robert J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Desert Archaeology Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^e MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrochemistry; Dendrochronology; Phosphorus; Pr cutin volcano; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149485446     PISSN: 15361098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3959/2008-3.1     Document Type: Article

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