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Rainfall and drought in equatorial east Africa during the past 1,100 years.
- Source :
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Nature . 1/27/2000, Vol. 403 Issue 6768, p410. 5p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Investigates periods of rainfall and drought in East Africa since circa 900 AD, based on lake-level and salinity fluctuations in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Sediment stratigraphy; Analysis of species composition of fossil diatom and midge assemblages; Chronological links between the history of natural long-term rainfall and the pre-colonial history of East Africa.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00280836
- Volume :
- 403
- Issue :
- 6768
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nature
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2799725
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/35000179