Stalagmites from western Thailand : preliminary investigations and challenges for palaeoenvironmental research

• Main Authors: Chawchai, Sakonvan, Liu, Guangxin, Bissen, Raphael, Jankham, Kampanart, Paisonjumlongsri, Warisa, Kanjanapayont, Pitsanupong, Chutakositkanon, Vichai, Choowong, Montri, Pailoplee, Santi, Wang, Xianfeng
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Speleothem; DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering; Paleoclimate
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92355; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48512
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Locating suitable caves and stalagmites for palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic studies can be challenging. Isotopic geochemical analyses, albeit commonly performed for palaeoclimatic reconstruction, are also time consuming and costly. Therefore, petrographic and non‐destructive morphological stu...