Deglacial variations of Sr and 87Sr/86Sr ratio recorded by a stalagmite from Central China and their association with past climate and environment

Chemical Geology

Volumn 268, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 233-247

  Zhou, Houyun ^a,b,f   Feng, Yue xing ^c   Zhao, Jian xin ^c   Shen, Chuan Chou ^d   You, Chen Feng ^e   Lin, Yin ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Central China; Speleothem; Strontium; Strontium isotope ratio; The last deglaciation; Wind blown dust

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGLACIATION; HOST ROCK; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAST DEGLACIATION; MONSOON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN; SONGJIA CAVE;

EID: 70449130486     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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