Late Quaternary hydrological dynamics in the Middle Kalahari: Forcing and feedbacks

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-326

  Burrough, Sallie L ^a   Thomas, David S G ^a,c   Singarayer, Joy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

climate models; hydrological change; Kalahari Desert; Late Quaternary; palaeolake

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; NEW RECORD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; QUATERNARY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMULATION;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 71249116883     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.07.001     Document Type: Review

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