Extreme flood events and climate change around 3500 aBP in the Central Plains of China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 599-606

  Xia, Zhengkai ^a   Wang, Zanhong ^a   Zhao, Qingchun ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Climate background; Extreme flood events; The Xinzhai Period

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OXYGEN;

CIVILIZATION; FLOOD EVENTS; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; LONGSHAN CULTURE;

FLOODS;

CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODING; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 5044232827     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd0287     Document Type: Article

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