The Quaternary Palaeoenvironmental history of the Kalahari, Southern Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-22

  Shaw, Paul A ^a   Thomas, David S G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Kalahari; Palaeo climatic models; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOCLIMATE MODEL; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN), KALAHARI DESERT; AFRICA, KALAHARI DESERT;

EID: 0029767640     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0002     Document Type: Article

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