How well do sediment indicators record past climate? An evaluation using annually laminated sediments

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-84

  Tian, Jian ^a   Nelson, David M ^b   Hu, Feng Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Climate reconstruction; Oxygen isotopes; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; Varve sediment; Varve thickness

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SILICA; TIME SERIES;

MINNESOTA; STEEL LAKE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 78650513129     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9481-x     Document Type: Article

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