Post-glacial climate variability and drought events in the monsoon transition zone of western China

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 9, Issue C, 2007, Pages 25-39

  Chen, Fa Hu ^a   Cheng, Bo ^a   Zhao, Hui ^b   Fan, Yu Xin ^a   Madsen, David B ^c   Jin, Ming ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 77956759029     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-0866(07)09004-5     Document Type: Review

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