Characterization of the last deglacial transition in tropical East Africa: Insights from Lake Albert

Characterization of the last deglacial transition in tropical East Africa: Insights from Lake Albert

New biomarker analyses from Lake Albert, East Africa spanning ~15–9 ka show the most extreme, abrupt, multi-stage climate and environmental shifts during the last deglacial transition of anywhere in Africa. Records of hydroclimate expressed in compound specific δD values from terrestrial leaf waxes...

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Main Authors: Berke, M., Johnson, T., Werne, Josef, Livingstone, D., Grice, Kliti, Schouten, S., Sinninghe Damsté, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
Subjects:
African paleoclimate
isotopes
TEX86 paleotemperature
Sedimentary molecular biomarkers
Deglaciation
Lake Albert
Compound specific carbon and hydrogen
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22854

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22854

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