FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège KU Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven FWO - Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Kelemen, Z.; Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200E, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY, United States
Gillikin, D. P.; Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY, United States
Graniero, L. E.; Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY, United States, Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 104 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Havel, H.; Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY, United States
Darchambeau, François ; Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Chemical Oceanography Unit (AGO)
Borges, Alberto ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Chemical Oceanography Unit (AGO)
Yambélé, A.; Service de I'Agrométéorologie et de Climatologie, Direction de la Météorologie Nationale, Bangui, Central African Republic
Bassirou, A.; Département des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Université Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger
Bouillon, S.; Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200E, Leuven, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Calibration of hydroclimate proxies in freshwater bivalve shells from Central and West Africa
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
ISSN :
0016-7037
eISSN :
1872-9533
Publisher :
Elsevier Ltd
Volume :
208
Issue :
0
Pages :
41-62
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
European Projects :
FP7 - 240002 - AFRIVAL - African river basins: catchment-scale carbon fluxes and transformations.
Name of the research project :
ERC Starting Grant 240002, AFRIVAL; research project G.0D87.14N; NSF-MRI #1229258; National Geographic Society Research and Exploration Grant (#8885--11)
Funders :
KU Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [BE] CER - Conseil Européen de la Recherche [BE] RSCA - Research Corporation for Science Advancement [US] FWO - Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen [BE] CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
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