Aridity and humidity: Two aspects of the late Miocene climate of North Africa and the Mediterranean

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 65-91

  Griffin, David L ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaporites; Mediterranean; Messinian; Monsoon; North Africa; Palaeoclimatology

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; DOWNCUTTING; HUMIDITY; MESSINIAN; MIOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE;

AFRICA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ZANCLEA;

EID: 0036644059     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(01)00453-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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