Land-sea correlation by means of terrestrial and marine palynomorphs from the equatorial East Atlantic: Phasing of SE trade winds and the oceanic productivity

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 51-84

  Dupont, Lydie M ^a,b   Marret, Fabienne ^a,c   Winn, Kyaw ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brunhes chron; Equator; Land sea correlation; Marine palynology; Monsoon variation; Vegetation history; West Africa

Indexed keywords

FOREST; PALEOCLIMATE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

(WEST); AFRICA;

DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0032192710     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(97)00146-6     Document Type: Article

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