Stalagmite water content as a proxy for drip water supply in tropical and subtropical areas

In this pilot study water was extracted from samples of two Holocene stalagmites from Socotra Island, Yemen, and one Eemian stalagmite from southern continental Yemen. The amount of water extracted per unit mass of stalagmite rock, termed "water yield" hereafter, serves as a measure of its...

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Main Authors: N. Vogel, Y. Scheidegger, M. S. Brennwald, D. Fleitmann, S. Figura, R. Wieler, R. Kipfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/9/1/2013/cp-9-1-2013.pdf