Isotopic and geochemical evidence of palaeoclimate changes in Salton Basin, California, during the past 20 kyr: 1. delta O-18 and delta C-13 records in lake tufa deposits

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Authors: Li, Hong-Chun, Xu, Xiao-Mei, Ku, Teh-Lung, You, Chen-Feng, Buchheim, H. Paul, Peters, Rick
• Other Authors: Department of Earth Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2008
• Subjects: stable isotopes; AMS C-14; lake tufa; Salton Basin; Lake Cahuilla; north American monsoon; Basin Lake; Greenland; Greenland ice core; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.10.006; http://ir.lib.ncku.edu.tw/handle/987654321/86786

Investigation of 6180 and salt content of surface waters in the Salton Basin, California, shows that there is a strongly positive correlation between 6180 values and salt contents and that the 6180 of Salton Sea is much heavier than that of its input waters due to strong evaporation. Using a steady-...