Folsom drought and episodic drying on the Southern High Plains from 10,900-10,200 14C yr B.P.

Quaternary Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-12

  Holliday, Vance T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clovis; Drought; Folsom; Paleoindian; Southern High Plains

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034011913     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1999.2089     Document Type: Article

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