Solar variance recorded in lacustrine deposits from the Devonian and Proterozoic of Scotland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 847-856

  Andrews, S D ^a   Trewin, N H ^a   Hartley, A J ^a   Weedon, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC INTERACTION; DATA SETS; DEVONIANS; GEOLOGICAL TIME; LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS; LOW LATITUDES; MIDDLE DEVONIAN; PROTEROZOIC; ROBUST DATUM; SCHWABE CYCLE; SCOTLAND; SOLAR PROCESS; TORRIDONIAN;

GALLIUM; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DEVONIAN; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PERIODICITY; SEDIMENTATION; SOLAR CYCLE; SUNSPOT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TORRIDONIAN; TYPE SECTION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957110798     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-105     Document Type: Article

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