Pedogenic carbonates on Precambrian silicate rocks in South India: Origin and paleoclimatic significance

Quaternary International

Volumn 162-163, Issue , 2007, Pages 35-49

  Durand, Nicolas ^a,b   Gunnell, Yanni ^c,d   Curmi, Pierre ^e   Ahmad, S Masood ^f  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Inst Francais Pondichery P O B   (India)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE GÉOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^f NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; CALCRETE; CARBONATE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; PEDOGENESIS; PRECAMBRIAN; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; SEMIARID REGION; SILICATE; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 33847642867     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.10.026     Document Type: Article

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