Comparison of eastern Atlantic atmospheric trajectories for present day and last glacial maximum

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 53-66

  Wyputta, Ulrike ^a   Grieger, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Atmospheric trajectories; Deep sea cores; Last glacial maximum

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033557387     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00142-4     Document Type: Article

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