Fitzsimmons, KathrynCohen, Tim JHesse, PaulJansen, John D.Nanson, GeraldMay, Jan-HendrikBarrows, Timothy T.Haberlah, DavidHilgers, ASmith, TeganLarsen, JoshuaLomax, JTreble, Pauline2015-12-130277-3791http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73431In this paper we synthesise existing palaeoenvironmental data from the arid and semi-arid interior of the Australian continent for the period 40-0ka. Moisture is the predominant variable controlling environmental change in the arid zone. Landscapes in thiKeywords: Aridity; Australia; Desert dunes; Ice core; Palaeohydrology; Playas; Arid regions; Atmospheric thermodynamics; Stream flow; Lakes; climatic region; Holocene; humid environment; Last Glacial Maximum; moisture content; paleoenvironment; paleohydrology; prec Aridity; Australasian integration of ice core, marine and terrestrial records (OZ-INTIMATE) project; Australia; Desert dunes; Palaeohydrology; Playas201310.1016/j.quascirev.2012.09.0072016-02-24