Extending the aridity record of the Southwest Kalahari: Current problems and future perspectives

Quaternary International

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-49

  Bateman, Mark D ^a   Thomas, David S G ^a   Singhvi, Ashok K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; DESERT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT;

EID: 0141860824     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(03)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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