Central southern Africa at the time of the African Humid Period: A new analysis of Holocene palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimate data

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-46

  Burrough, S L ^a   Thomas, D S G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African Humid Period; CAB; Central southern Africa; Holocene; ITCZ; Kalahari

Indexed keywords

CAB; CENTRAL SOUTHERN AFRICA; HOLOCENES; HUMID PERIODS; ITCZ; KALAHARI;

GEOLOGY;

NATURAL SCIENCES;

ARIDITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; HOLOCENE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; REGIONAL PATTERN;

CENTRAL AFRICA;

EID: 84884710039     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.08.001     Document Type: Review

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