Isotopic dynamics of C, O and U in soils and their relation to climate

• Main Author: Oerter, Erik
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2015
• Subjects: Soil sciences; Geology; Paleoclimate science; Critical Zone; ecohydrology; Isotope hydrology; pedology; stable isotopes; U-series; Devils Hole; Fish Lake; Wind River; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5tw4j3pm; http://n2t.net/ark:/13030/m5739vgm

The development of soil is driven by environmental conditions, and soil properties are reflective of those conditions. Pedogenic carbonate is widespread in arid and semi-arid soils and its stable C and O isotope composition is often used as a paleoclimate indicator. However, questions remain about t...