High-resolution diatom δ18O records, from the last 150 years, reflecting changes in amount of winter precipitation in two sub-Arctic high-altitude lakes in the Swedish Scandes

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 918-930

  Jonsson, Christina E ^a   Rosqvist, Gunhild C ^a   Leng, Melanie J ^b   Bigler, Christian ^c   Bergman, Jonas ^a   Tillman, Päivi Kaislahti ^a   Sloane, Hilary J ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diatom silica; High altitude lakes; North Atlantic Oscillation; Oxygen isotopes; Winter precipitation

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; DIATOM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE WATER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

SCANDES MOUNTAINS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 78149367132     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1372     Document Type: Article

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