Enhancement of dust source area during past glacial periods due to changes of the Hadley circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 18477-18485

  Chylek, Petr ^a,b   Lesins, Glen ^a   Lohmann, Ulrike ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DUST; GLACIATION; HADLEY CELL; HOLOCENE;

EID: 0034804247     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900583     Document Type: Article

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