Quantitative data of the Neogene climatic development in Armenia and Nakhichevan

Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 41-48

  Bruch, Angela A ^a   Gabrielyan, Ivan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Armenia; Climate; Coexistence approach; Floras; Neogene

Indexed keywords

COOLING; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PALYNOLOGY; UPLIFT;

ARMENIA; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WEST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8844262011     PISSN: 00017132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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