West African Monsoon Variability from a High-Resolution Paleolimnological Record (Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana)

Instrumental and observational records of climate in West Africa suggest that this region may be susceptible to abrupt, decades-long drought events, with potentially catastrophic impacts for the people living in this region. However, because of the dearth of long, continuous and high quality climat...

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Main Author: Shanahan, Timothy Michael
Other Authors: Overpeck, Jonathan T.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194712