Essays about: "Stalagmites"

Found 2 essays containing the word Stalagmites.

  1. 1. Peloponnesian Stalagmites and Soda Straw Stalactites as Climate Archives : Stable Isotopes in New Speleothem Material from Kapsia Cave, Peloponnese, Greece

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Linn Haking; [2017]
    Keywords : Stable Isotopes; Stalagmite; Soda Straw Stalactites; Climate Archive; Climate Variability; The Amount Effect; Isotopic Fractionation; Kapsia Cave; Peloponnese; Greece; Mediterranean;

    Abstract : This study presents results from stable isotope analyses of a modern stalagmite and three soda straw stalactites from Kapsia Cave, the Peloponnese, Greece. The resulting values from the stalagmite are put into context of local meteorological data, as well as previous research from Kapsia Cave. READ MORE

  3. 2. STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES IN SPELEOTHEMS FROM TEMPERATE AREAS

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Carl Österlin; [2010]
    Keywords : Speleothem; Stalagmites; Stable Carbon Isotopes; Temperate Areas; Tree Line Changes; Holocene;

    Abstract : Speleothems are considered a reliable proxy for paleoclimatic reconstructions and analysis of stable carbon isotopes in speleothems is used for paleoclimatic reconstructions. However, in temperate areas that lacks C4 vegetation there are uncertainties in how to interpret changes in the δ13C signal. READ MORE