Paleoenvironmental significance of a paleosol complex in Chinese loess

Soil Science

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-72

  Zhao, Jingbo ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese loess; Paleoclimate; Pedocomplex; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LOESS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; WEATHERING;

CHINA;

EID: 0037242913     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200301000-00008     Document Type: Article

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