Oxygen and carbon isotopic systematics of aragonite speleothems and water in Furong Cave, Chongqing, China

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 4140-4156

  Li, Ting Yong ^a,b,c   Shen, Chuan Chou ^c   Li, Hong Chun ^c,d   Li, Jun Yun ^a   Chiang, Hong Wei ^c   Song, Sheng Rong ^c   Yuan, Dao Xian ^a,e   Lin, Chris D J ^c   Gao, Pan ^f   Zhou, Liping ^f   Wang, Jian Li ^a   Ye, Ming Yang ^a   Tang, Liang Liang ^g   Xie, Shi You ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF KARST GEOLOGY   (China)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g Administration of Scenic and Historic Interest   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEGLACIATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GLACIATION; ICE CORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CHINA; CHONGQING; FURONG CAVE; SICHUAN;

EID: 79959714847     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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