A proxy for humidity and floral province from paleosols

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 559-573

  Gulbranson, Erik L ^a   Montañez, Isabel P ^a   Tabor, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HUMIDITY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054097267     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661975     Document Type: Article

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