Correction of tree ring stable carbon isotope chronologies for changes in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1539-1547

  McCarroll, Danny ^a   Gagen, Mary H ^a   Loader, Neil J ^a   Robertson, Iain ^a   Anchukaitis, Kevin J ^b   Los, Sietse ^a   Young, Giles H F ^a   Jalkanen, Risto ^c   Kirchhefer, Andreas ^d   Waterhouse, John S ^e  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING;

EID: 60749116548     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.11.041     Document Type: Article

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