A large scale comparative study of stable carbon isotope ratios determined using on-line combustion and low-temperature pyrolysis techniques

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 300, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 23-28

  Young, Giles H F ^a   Loader, Neil J ^a   McCarroll, Danny ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C; Carbon; Climate change; Dendrochronology; Mass spectrometry; Pyrolysis; Stable isotopes; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LOW TEMPERATURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PALEOECOLOGY; PYROLYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING;

EID: 79551503482     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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