Onset of Asian desertification by 22 Myr ago inferred from loess deposits in China

The initial desertification in the Asian interior is thought to be one of the most prominent climate changes in the Northern Hemisphere during the Cenozoic era 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . But the dating of this transition is uncertain, partly because desert sediments are usually scattered, discontinuous and dif...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2002-03, Vol.416 (6877), p.159-163
Hauptverfasser:	Guo, Z. T., Ruddiman, William F., Hao, Q. Z., Wu, H. B., Qiao, Y. S., Zhu, R. X., Peng, S. Z., Wei, J. J., Yuan, B. Y., Liu, T. S.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cenozoic Climate change Desertification Deserts Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Eolian deposits Eolian dust Exact sciences and technology Geophysics: general, magnetic, electric and thermic methods and properties Humanities and Social Sciences Internal geophysics letter Miocene multidisciplinary Paleomagnetism Plate tectonics Prehistoric era Science Science (multidisciplinary) Stratigraphy
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