Chronology of the impact of Quaternary climate change on continental environments in the Arabian Peninsula

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 341, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 621-632

  Preusser, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arabia; Chronology; Dunes; Lake deposits; Monsoon; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; AGE DETERMINATION; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 70350051864     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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