Late Quaternary highstands at Lake Chilwa, Malawi: Frequency, timing and possible forcing mechanisms in the last 44 ka

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 526-539

  Thomas, David S G ^a,b   Bailey, Richard ^a   Shaw, Paul A ^d   Durcan, Julie A ^c   Singarayer, Joy S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS;

DATA SETS; DISCRETE EVENTS; EAST AFRICA; ERROR METHODS; HEINRICH EVENTS; LATE QUATERNARIES; LATEGLACIAL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SEDIMENT CORES; SHALLOW WATER BODIES; WET CONDITIONS;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

CLIMATE FORCING; HEINRICH EVENT; HIGHSTAND; LATE GLACIAL; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MONSOON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SAND RIDGE; SEDIMENT CORE; SHALLOW WATER; SHORELINE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE CHILWA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 59649107424     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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