Isotopic evidence for temporal variation in proportion of seasonal precipitation since the last glacial time in the inland Pacific Northwest of the USA

Quaternary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-206

  Takeuchi, Akinori ^a   Goodwin, Angela J ^a   Moravec, Bryan G ^a   Larson, Peter B ^a   Keller, C Kent ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic cycle; Late Quaternary; North America; Paleoclimate; Pedogenic carbonate; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAST GLACIAL; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; LOESS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 68349128643     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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