Deciphering human-climate interactions in an ombrotrophic peat record: REE, Nd and Pb isotope signatures of dust supplies over the last 2500 years (Misten bog, Belgium)
Fagel, Nathalie; Allan, Mohammed; Le Roux, Gaelet al.
2014 • In Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 123, p. 288-306
Deciphering human-climate interactions in an ombrotrophic peat record: REE, Nd and Pb isotope signatures of dust supplies over the last 2500 years (Misten bog, Belgium)
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
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0016-7037
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1872-9533
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Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
123
Pages :
288-306
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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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