Sun, climate, hunger, and mass migration

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-472

  Hsu, Kenneth J ^a  

^a Tarim Associates AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate; Hunger; Mass migration; Sun

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0032450604     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02877737     Document Type: Article

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