Was the climate of the Eemian stable? A quantitative climate reconstruction from seven European pollen records

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 143, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 73-85

  Cheddadi, R ^a,b   Mamakowa, K ^c   Guiot, J ^a   De Beaulieu, J L ^a   Reille, M ^a   Andrieu, V ^a   Granoszewski, W ^c   Peyron, O ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Centre Universitaire d'Arles   (France)

^c W SZAFER INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Eemian; Palaeoclimatic reconstruction; Plants refuge; Pollen record

Indexed keywords

EEMIAN; INTERGLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032582739     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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