Differences among sub-orbital time scale events recorded in two high-resolution loess sections, China, during the last deglaciation

Quaternary International

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 246-254

  Guan, Qingyu ^a   Pan, Baotian ^a   Li, Na ^a   Gao, Hongshan ^a   Li, Qiong ^a   Yang, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GRIP; HEINRICH EVENT; LAST DEGLACIATION; LOESS; PALEOCLIMATE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 62549118714     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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