CPI values of terrestrial higher plant-derived long-chain n-alkanes: A potential paleoclimatic proxy

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-272

  Rao, Zhiguo ^a,b   Zhu, Zhaoyu ^a   Wang, Suping ^b   Jia, Guodong ^a   Qiang, Mingrui ^b   Wu, Yi ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CPI values; Long chain n alkanes; Paleoclimatic proxy

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CARBON; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 68349121599     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-009-0037-1     Document Type: Article

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