The reconstruction of easterly wind directions for the Eifel region (Central Europe) during the period 40.3-12.9 ka BP

Climate of the Past

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-154

  Dietrich, S ^a   Seelos, K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; DUST STORM; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; LAST GLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEIN; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT CORE; WIND DIRECTION;

EIFEL; GERMANY; RHINELAND-PALATINATE;

EID: 77950153078     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-6-145-2010     Document Type: Article

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