Solar variability and the levels of Lake Victoria, East Africa, during the last millenium

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-251

  Stager, J Curt ^a,b   Ryves, David ^c   Cumming, Brian F ^d   David Meeker, L ^e   Beer, Juerg ^f  

^a PAUL SMITH S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diatoms; East Africa; Lake victoria; Paleoclimate; Solar variability; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; LAKE LEVEL; PALEOCLIMATE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SUNSPOT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; VICTORIA;

EID: 13844299403     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-004-4227-2     Document Type: Article

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