Southern hemisphere tropical climate over the past 145ka: Results of the Lake Malawi Scientific Drilling Project, East Africa

Christopher A. Scholz; Andrew S. Cohen; Thomas C. Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.01.001

Southern hemisphere tropical climate over the past 145ka: Results of the Lake Malawi Scientific Drilling Project, East Africa

Christopher A. Scholz, Andrew S. Cohen, Thomas C. Johnson

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Volume	303
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.01.001
State	Published - Apr 1 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oceanography
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Earth-Surface Processes
Palaeontology

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