Holocene fluctuations of Lake Ngami, Middle Kalahari: Chronology and responses to climatic change

Quaternary International

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-35

  Shaw, Paul A ^a   Bateman, Mark D ^b   Thomas, David S G ^b   Davies, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LAKE LEVEL; PALEOCLIMATE; RAINFALL; THROUGHFLOW;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI; LAKE NGAMI; OKAVANGO DELTA;

EID: 0141860826     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(03)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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