A review of statistical chronology models for high-resolution, proxy-based Holocene palaeoenvironmental reconstruction

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 21-22, 2011, Pages 2948-2960

  Parnell, Andrew C ^a   Buck, Caitlin E ^b   Doan, Thinh K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Age depth modelling; Bchron; Bpeat; OxCal; Palaeoclimate reconstruction; Proxy based environmental reconstruction; Statistical chronology construction

Indexed keywords

AGE-DEPTH MODELLING; BCHRON; BPEAT; OXCAL; PALAEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 80052929097     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.07.024     Document Type: Review

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