Late Quaternary mega-lakes fed by the northern and southern river systems of central Australia: Varying moisture sources and increased continental aridity

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 356-357, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-108

  Cohen, T J ^a   Nanson, G C ^a   Jansen, J D ^b,c   Jones, B G ^a   Jacobs, Z ^a   Larsen, J R ^a,d   May, J H ^a   Treble, P ^d   Price, D M ^a   Smith, A M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lake Eyre; Lake Frome; Mega lake; Megafauna; OSL; Palaeoshoreline

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ARIDITY; MOISTURE FLUX; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; QUATERNARY; RECONSTRUCTION; RIVER SYSTEM; SHORELINE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

AUSTRALIA; LAKE EYRE; LAKE FROME; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84865866421     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.06.023     Document Type: Article

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