Carbon isotopes in surface-sediment carbonates of modern Lake Qinghai (Qinghai-Tibet Plateau): Implications for lake evolution in arid areas

Chemical Geology

Volumn 300-301, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-96

  Li, Xiangzhong ^a   Liu, Weiguo ^a,b   Xu, Liming ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

Author keywords

Bulk carbonate; Carbon isotopes; Dissolved inorganic carbon; Fine grained carbonates; Lake Qinghai; Ostracods

Indexed keywords

ARID AREA; AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; HIGH ALTITUDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE QINGHAI; LAKE WATERS; OSTRACODS; QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU; SEDIMENT WATER INTERFACE; STUDY AREAS; WATER SALINITY;

ANIMALS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ARID REGIONS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LAKES;

ARID REGION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; OSTRACOD;

CHINA; QINGHAI; QINGHAI LAKE;

OSTRACODA;

EID: 84862812819     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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