History of Australian aridity: Chronology in the evolution of arid landscapes

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 346, Issue , 2010, Pages 121-139

  Fujioka, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Chappell, John ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; CENOZOIC; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PALEOCLIMATE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79954810549     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP346.8     Document Type: Article

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