Wet phases in tropical southern Africa during the last glacial period

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Garcin, Yannick ^a   Vincens, Annie ^a   Williamson, David ^a   Guiot, Joël ^a   Buchet, Guillaume ^a  

^a CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RAIN; SEDIMENTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

LAKE SEDIMENTS; LOW-LATITUDE INSOLATION; TROPICAL HYDROLOGY; WET PHASES;

LAKES;

DRY SEASON; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; WET SEASON; YOUNGER DRYAS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; LAKE MASOKO; MBEYA [TANZANIA]; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33646848106     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025531     Document Type: Article

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