A chrysophyte stomatocyst-based reconstruction of cold-season air temperature from Alpine Lake Silvaplana (AD 1500-2003); methods and concepts for quantitative inferences

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 519-533

  de Jong, Rixt ^a   Kamenik, Christian ^a   Westover, Karlyn ^b   Grosjean, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calibration in time; Climate change; Golden algae; Transfer functions; Varves; Winter spring temperature variability

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGA; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYST; DATA ACQUISITION; MIXING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

GRAUBUNDEN; SILVAPLANERSEE; SWITZERLAND;

ALGAE; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; SYNURALES;

EID: 84887320576     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-013-9743-5     Document Type: Article

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