A sedimentary and geochemical record of water-level changes from Rantin Lake, Yukon, Canada

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-158

  Pompeani, D P ^a   Steinman, B A ^a   Abbott, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Climate; Drought; Holocene; Lake sediment; Pollen

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEEP WATER; DEPOSITION; DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FOSSIL RECORD; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCLIMATE; POLLEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEDIMENT CORE; SHALLOW WATER; TITANIUM; UNCONFORMITY; WATER LEVEL;

CANADA; RANTIN LAKE; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 84861631252     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9602-9     Document Type: Article

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