Investigating late Holocene variations in hydroclimate and the stable isotope composition of precipitation using southern South American peatlands: An hypothesis

Climate of the Past

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1457-1471

  Daley, T J ^a   Mauquoy, D ^b   Chambers, F M ^c   Street Perrott, F A ^d   Hughes, P D M ^e   Loader, N J ^d   Roland, T P ^e   Van Bellen, S ^b   Garcia Meneses, P ^a   Lewin, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DEUTERIUM; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; PEATLAND; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARGENTINA; CHILE; MAGALLANES; PUNTA ARENAS; SOUTH AMERICA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA]; USHUAIA;

EID: 84881090936     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-8-1457-2012     Document Type: Article

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