Palaeoclimatological survey of stalagmites from coastal areas in Tanzania

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-140

  Lundblad, Katarina ^a   Holmgren, Karin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Millennial scale atmospheric CO2 variation; Palaeoclimate; Stalagmites; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LAST GLACIAL; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; STALAGMITE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 20844453764     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2005.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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