Tephrochronology and paleoclimatology of the last interglacial-glacial cycle recorded in Alaskan loess deposits

Quaternary International

Volumn 34-36, Issue , 1996, Pages 121-126

  Begét, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAST GLACIAL/INTERGLACIAL; LOESS; OBLIQUITY; ORBITAL PRECESSION; ORBITAL PROCESSION; PALAEOCLIMATE; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 4244211381     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1040-6182(95)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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