Eocene monsoon prevalence over China: A paleobotanical perspective

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 365-366, Issue , 2012, Pages 302-311

  Quan, Cheng ^a   Liu, Yu Sheng Christopher ^b   Utescher, Torsten ^c,d  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eocene climates; Eocene monsoon over China; Plant fossils; Quantitative reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; MONSOON; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOCURRENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); SIBERIA;

EID: 84868351722     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.09.035     Document Type: Article

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