Andean uplift and climate change

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-10

  Hartley, Adrian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andes; Atacama; Climate; Humboldt current; Uplift

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANDEAN OROGENY; CENOZOIC; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; UPLIFT;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0037253548     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-083     Document Type: Article

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