Cave atmosphere controls on stalagmite growth rate and palaeoclimate records

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 336, Issue , 2010, Pages 283-294

  Baldini, James U L ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CAVE; DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; KARSTIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PERCOLATION; PORE SPACE; SPELEOLOGY; STALAGMITE;

EID: 77956045676     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP336.15     Document Type: Article

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