The Upper Pleistocene to Holocene sediments on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa (Italy)

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 537-545

  Giraudi, C ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeolian climatic events; Atmosphere circulation; Lampedusa Island; Late Pleistocene Holocene; Southern Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; RAINFALL;

AGRIGENTO; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAMPEDUSA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGI ISLANDS; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 4444274013     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.853     Document Type: Article

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