Implications of stalagmite density for past climate change: An example from stalagmite growth during the last deglaciation from Wanxiang Cave, western Loess Plateau

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 3936-3943

  Zhang, DeZhong ^a   Zhang, PingZhong ^a   Sang, WenCui ^a   Cheng, Hai ^b,c   Wu, XiuPing ^a   Yuan, Ye ^a   Bai, YiJun ^a   Wang, JiangLin ^a   Jia, JiHong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian monsoon; Climate change; Monsoon margin; Stalagmite density; Wanxiang Cave

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650045723     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4190-4     Document Type: Article

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