The effects of training set selection on the relationship between pollen assemblages and climate parameters: Implications for reconstructing past climate

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 289, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 123-133

  Xu, Qinghai ^a,b   Li, Yuecong ^a   Bunting, M Jane ^c   Tian, Fang ^a   Liu, Jinsong ^a  

^a HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Cross validation; Effects of disturbance; Quantitative calibration; Surface soil pollen

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOTONE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA;

EID: 77949492680     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.024     Document Type: Article

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