The effects of solar irradiation changes on the migration of the Congo Air Boundary and water levels of paleo-Lake Suguta, Northern Kenya Rift, during the African Humid Period (15-5ka BP)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 396, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-16

  Junginger, Annett ^a   Roller, Sybille ^b   Olaka, Lydia A ^a,c   Trauth, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

African Humid Period; Congo Air Boundary; East African Rift System; Suguta Valley

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; IRRADIATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHORELINE; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER LEVEL; GRAIN SIZE; HIGHSTAND; INSOLATION; MONSOON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RIFT ZONE; SUMMER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONGO MARGIN; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUGUTA VALLEY; CONGO; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA RIFT;

EID: 84893006703     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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