Late Quaternary continental studies in parts of India: Implications for monsoon variability

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 611-629

  Chamyal, L S ^a   Juyal, N ^b  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Continental deposits; Late Quaternary; Monsoon variability

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL PROCESS; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; QUATERNARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 49249137251     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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