Pedosedimentary development and palaeoenvironmental significance of the S1 palaeosol on the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-106

  Kemp, Rob A ^a   Derbyshire, Edward ^a   Fahu, Chen ^b   Haizhou, Ma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Loess; Micromorphology; Palaeoenvironmental; Palaeosol; Pedosedimentary; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOSOL; PALEOSOL; PEDOGENESIS; PEDOSEDIMENTARY PROCESS;

CHINA, QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; CHINA, TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0030447802     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199603/04)11:2<95::AID-JQS221>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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