The timing and environmental significance of late Quaternary linear dune development in western Zambia

Quaternary Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-55

  O'Connor, Peter W ^a   Thomas, David S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUNE FORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0032706774     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1999.2042     Document Type: Article

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