Hydroclimatic interpretation of Quaternary shorelines on South Australian playas

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 281-305

  Nanson, Gerald C ^a   Callen, Roger A ^b   Price, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Mines and Energy South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Australia; Lake Eyre; Palaeoclimate; Palaeohydrology; Palaeoshoreline; Playas; Quaternary; Thermoluminescence dating

Indexed keywords

PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY;

EID: 0032411083     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00123-0     Document Type: Article

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