South American tree rings show declining δ13C trend

Steven W. Leavitt; Antonio Lara

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v46i2.15760

South American tree rings show declining δ13C trend

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 46 (1994): Issue 2

By: Steven W. Leavitt and Antonio Lara

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|Jan 1994

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v46i2.15760 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Page range: 152 - 157

Submitted on: Apr 28, 1993

Accepted on: Nov 11, 1993

Published on: Jan 1, 1994

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