Paleoecological evidence of milankovitch and sub-milankovitch climate variations in the western U.S. during the late quaternary

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 112, Issue , 1999, Pages 227-241

  Whitlock, Cathy ^a   Grigg, Laurie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 17544370580     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM112p0227     Document Type: Chapter

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