Holocene changes in seasonal precipitation highlighted by fire incidence in eastern Canada

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 549-559

  Carcaillet, C ^a,b   Richard, P J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE HISTORY; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033884542     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820000062     Document Type: Article

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