The loess/paleosol record and the nature of the younger dryas climate in central China

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 847-869

  Madsen, David B ^a   Jingzen, Li ^b   Elston, Robert G ^c   Cheng, Xu ^d   Bettinger, Robert L ^c   Kan, Geng ^e   Jeff Brantingham, P ^f   Kan, Zhong ^g  

^a UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Ningxia Cultural Relics Bureau   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Ningxia Archaeological Association   (China)

^e BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g Ningxia Museum   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LOESS; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; POSTGLACIAL; RADIOCARBON DATING; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CHINA;

EID: 0001050186     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199812)13:8<847::AID-GEA4>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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