%0 Journal Article
%T Study of the varve record from Erlongwan maar lake, NE China, over the last 13 ka BP
%A HaiTao You
%A JiaQi Liu
%A Qiang Liu
%A GuoQiang Chu
%A Patrick Rioual
%A JingTai Han
%J Chinese Science Bulletin
%@ 1861-9541
%D 2008
%I 
%R 10.1007/s11434-007-0448-x
%X In a sediment sequence from Erlongwan maar lake that spans the last 13 ka BP, two main varve types can be recognized: biogenic varves (from the present to ¡«11.2 ka BP, 0¨C632 cm) and clastic varves (from ¡«11.2 to ¡«12.7 ka BP, 632¨C700 cm). Based on the dominant types of algae contained in the sediment, the biogenic varves can be classified into dinocyst-biogenic varves (0¨C63 cm) and mixed (dinocyst and diatom)-biogenic varves (214¨C632 cm). In this paper, the formation process and components of the varve are described, the possible reason for the types of varve changing throughout the record is discussed and a high-resolution varve chronology is established spanning the last 13 ka BP. Although further varve counting and error assessment are needed, the results presented here represent a solid foundation for studying the palaeoclimate record of Erlongwan maar lake.
%K biogenic varve
%K clastic varve
%K dinocyst
%K varve chronology
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11434-007-0448-x