Recurrent decadal-scale dust events over Holocene western Africa and their control on canyon turbidite activity (Mauritania)

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 261-270

  Hanebuth, Till J J ^a   Henrich, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CONTINENTAL SLOPES; DUST EVENTS; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; JOINT MECHANISMS; MUD BELTS; SEDIMENT CORES; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TRADE WINDS;

DUST;

ARIDITY; CANYON; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEPOCENTER; DUST STORM; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REWORKING; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TURBIDITE;

AFRICA; MAURITANIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 59049102795     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.09.024     Document Type: Article

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