Tierney, Jessica E.Lewis (previously Bretherton), SophieCook, BenjaminLeGrande, Allegra N.Schmidt, Gavin A.2015-12-100012-821Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/69352Both 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 responseKeywords: 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 model201110.1016/j.epsl.2011.04.0382016-02-24