The possible pivotal role of the eastward dust transport from Central Asia in the global temperature decrease

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Liu, Mingzhe ^a,b,c   Wei, Wenshou ^c  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Eastward dust transport from Central Asia; Glacial interglacial gyration; Positive feedback mechanism; Solar radiation; The high latitude area of the Northern Hemisphere; The Milankovitch theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846269673     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-8201-4     Document Type: Article

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