Glacial-interglacial shifts in atmospheric circulation of western tropical Pangaea

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 268, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 260-272

  Soreghan, Michael J ^a   Hamilton, Michael A ^b  

^a Lynn)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Loessite; Monsoon; New Mexico; Paleosol

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; MONSOON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEOSOL; PANGAEA; PERMIAN; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; WESTERLY; WIND DIRECTION;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53049109476     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.03.051     Document Type: Article

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