An early Holocene transitory arid phase in the central Sahara at the time of the 8.2 Ky BP climate anomaly

Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary

Volumn 24, Issue , 2011, Pages 225-227

  Zerboni, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

8.2 event; African monsoon; Climate changes; Palaeohydrological records; Sahara

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983356159     PISSN: 22797327     EISSN: 22797335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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