Quantitative estimates of the effect of climate change on dust storm activity in Australia during the last glacial maximum

Geomorphology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 263-271

  McTainsh, G H ^a   Lynch, A W ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST ACTIVITY; DUST STORM; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030471251     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555x(95)00106-f     Document Type: Article

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