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A GIS-based reconstruction of late Quaternary paleohydrology: Lake Eyre, arid central Australia

Date

Authors

DeVogel, Stephen

Magee, John

Manley, William F

Miller, Gifford Hubbs

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Lake Eyre is the terminal playa in a large closed basin which receives the majority of its moisture from the summer monsoon. Modern Lake Eyre receives intermittent floodings at times of increased monsoon intensity, generally associated with the La Niña p

Keywords

Keywords: digital elevation model; GIS; lake; paleohydrology; reconstruction; Australasia; Australia; Lake Eyre; Lake Frome; Lake Gregory; South Australia Digital Elevation Model; Geographic Information System; Lake Eyre; Lake Frome; Lake Gregory; Lake levels; Monsoon; Paleo-shorelines

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80636

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00690-4