Holocene aridity and storm phases, Gulf and Atlantic coasts, USA

Quaternary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 368-373

  Otvos, Ervin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

"Storm quiescence"; Bermuda High; Climate indicators; Drought and wet phases; Hurricane proxies; Mid late Holocene transgression; Pine or hardwood dominance

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; COASTAL ZONE; HOLOCENE; HURRICANE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 17544369613     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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