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Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology Volume 50, 1998 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Climate variation and the stable carbon isotope composition of tree ring cellulose: an intercomparison of Quercus robur, Fagus sylvatica and Pinus silvestris

D. I. HemmingGodwin Institute for Quaternary Research, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, CambridgeCB2 3RS, UK;CorrespondenceE-mail: [email protected].
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V. R. SwitsurGodwin Institute for Quaternary Research, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, CambridgeCB2 3RS, UK;;Environmental Science Research Centre, Anglia Polytechnic University, East Road, CambridgeCB1 1PT, UK
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J. S. WaterhouseEnvironmental Science Research Centre, Anglia Polytechnic University, East Road, CambridgeCB1 1PT, UK
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T. H. E. HeatonNERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK
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A. H. C. CarterGodwin Institute for Quaternary Research, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, CambridgeCB2 3RS, UK;;Environmental Science Research Centre, Anglia Polytechnic University, East Road, CambridgeCB1 1PT, UK
Pages 25-33 | Received 17 Mar 1997, Accepted 05 Jul 1997, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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