Holocene paleoclimates of southern Arabia from lacustrine deposits of the Dhamar highlands, Yemen

Quaternary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 454-464

  Davies, Caroline Pickens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dhamar highlands; Holocene; Lacustrine; Paleoclimate; Paleohydrology; Paleosol; Peat; Yemen

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MOISTURE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOSOL;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN;

EID: 33751321383     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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