Origin of Bermuda's clay-rich Quaternary paleosols and their paleoclimatic significance

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 23389-23400

  Herwitz, Stanley R ^a   Muhs, Daniel R ^b   Prospero, Joseph M ^c   Mahan, Shannon ^b   Vaughn, Bruce ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST DEPOSITION; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PROVENANCE; QUATERNARY; QUATERNARY DEPOSIT; SAHARAN DUST;

BERMUDA;

EID: 0030390770     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02333     Document Type: Article

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