The impact of neogene grassland expansion and aridification on the isotopic composition of continental precipitation

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 992-1004

  Chamberlain, C P ^a   Winnick, M J ^a   Mix, H T ^a   Chamberlain, S D ^b   Maher, K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

grasslands; oxygen isotopes; precipitation

Indexed keywords

ARIDIFICATION; ARIDITY; COOLING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

POACEAE;

EID: 84907711204     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB004822     Document Type: Article

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