Holocene climate variability in arid Asia: Nature and mechanisms

Quaternary International

Volumn 194, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Chen, Fahu ^a   Holmes, Jonathan ^b   Wünnemann, Bernd ^c   Yu, Zicheng ^d  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149141764     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.07.019     Document Type: Editorial

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