Scanning reflectance spectroscopy (380-730 nm): A novel method for quantitative high-resolution climate reconstructions from minerogenic lake sediments

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 979-994

  Trachsel, M ^a   Grosjean, M ^a   Schnyder, D ^a   Kamenik, C ^a   Rein, B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GeoConsult Rein ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Alps; Clastic sediment; Climate change; Limnogeology; Reflectance spectroscopy; Sedimentology; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CHLORITE; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEPOSITION; ILLITE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LINEARITY; MINERALOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLECTANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE RING;

ALPS; GRAUBUNDEN; SILVAPLANERSEE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78049244927     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9468-7     Document Type: Article

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