Three and half million year history of moisture availability of South West Africa: Evidence from ODP site 1085 biomarker records

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 317-318, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-47

  Maslin, Mark A ^a   Pancost, Richard D ^b   Wilson, Katy E ^a   Lewis, Jonathan ^a   Trauth, Martin H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aridity; Biomarkers; Human evolution; Palaeoclimate; Plio Pleistocene; SW Africa

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ARIDITY; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; GLACIATION; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; TECTONICS;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84856570648     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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