Southwest African climate independent of Atlantic sea surface temperatures during the Younger Dryas

Quaternary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 318-324

  Dupont, Lydie M ^a   Kim, Jung Hyun ^a   Schneider, Ralph R ^a   Shi, Ning ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Deglaciation; Dinoflagellate cysts; Pollen; Southwestern Africa; SST

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; SAVANNA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION HISTORY; YOUNGER DRYAS;

AFRICA;

DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 2342629358     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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