Water level changes in Lake Van, Turkey, during the past ca. 600 ka: climatic, volcanic and tectonic controls

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 201-214

  Cukur, Deniz ^a   Krastel, Sebastian ^b   Schmincke, Hans Ulrich ^a   Sumita, Mari ^a   Tomonaga, Yama ^c,d   Namik Cagatay M ^e  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Climate; Lake level changes; Lake Van; Tectonic activity; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939882522     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: 15730417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-014-9788-0     Document Type: Article

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