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Model, proxy and isotopic perspectives on the East African Humid Period

Date

Authors

Tierney, Jessica E.

Lewis (previously Bretherton), Sophie

Cook, Benjamin

LeGrande, Allegra N.

Schmidt, Gavin A.

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Both North and East Africa experienced more humid conditions during the early and mid-Holocene epoch (11,000-5000. yr BP; 11-5. ka) relative to today. The North African Humid Period has been a major focus of paleoclimatic study, and represents a response

Keywords

Keywords: African climate; East Africa; Holocene climate; Humid periods; Hydrogen isotopes; Isotope-enabled climate model; Climatology; Moisture; Isotopes; advection; climate modeling; climate variation; Holocene; hydrogen isotope; hydrological cycle; isotopic comp African climate; African Humid Period; East Africa; Holocene climate; Hydrogen isotopes; Isotope-enabled climate model

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69352

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.epsl.2011.04.038

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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