Wavelet analysis of late holocene stalagmite records from Ortigosa caves in Northern Spain

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-72

  Munoz A ^a   Sen, A K ^b   Sancho, C ^a   Genty, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CALCITE; CAVE; DECADAL VARIATION; HOLOCENE; KARSTIFICATION; PERIODICITY; SEASONALITY; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN CORDILLERA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67349270022     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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