A synthesis of abrupt changes in the Asian summer monsoon since the last deglaciation

Holocene

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 465-476

  Morrill, Carrie ^a,b   Overpeck, Jonathan T ^a   Cole, Julia E ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrupt climatic events; Asia; Climatic change; Environmental change; Holocene; Palaeoclimate; Precipitation; Variability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; LAST DEGLACIATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0038143172     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl639ft     Document Type: Article

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