Did the 73 ka Toba super-eruption have an enduring effect? Insights from genetics, prehistoric archaeology, pollen analysis, stable isotope geochemistry, geomorphology, ice cores, and climate models

Quaternary International

Volumn 269, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-93

  Williams, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHAEOLOGY; CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTREME EVENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ICE CORE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PREHISTORIC; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 84863859815     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.03.045     Document Type: Article

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