From proxy data to paleoclimate interpretation: The mid-Holocene paradox of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 194, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 247-258

  Grosjean, M ^a   Cartajena, I ^b   Geyh, M A ^c   Nunez L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Andes; Climate change; Lake sediments; Paleoecology; Pollen; Quaternary; South America

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POLLEN; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

ATACAMA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0038029952     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00280-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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