The sensitivity of East African rift lakes to climate fluctuations

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 629-644

  Olaka, Lydia A ^a   Odada, Eric O ^b   Trauth, Martin H ^a   Olago, Daniel O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aridity index; East African Rift; Geomorphometry; Sensitive lakes; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; CLIMATE VARIATION; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOCLIMATE; RIFT ZONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORELINE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; WATER DEPTH;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; LAKE VICTORIA;

BOGORIA;

EID: 77954657517     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9442-4     Document Type: Article

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