Estimates of holocene precipitation for Rajasthan, India, based on pollen and lake-level data

Auteurs :
SWAIN, A. M.
KUTZBACH, J. E.
HASTENRATH, S.

Description :
A pollen profile obtained from lake sediments at Lunkaransar, Rajasthan, in northwest India was used along with a pollen-climate calibration function to estimate past precipitation. Between 10,500 and 3,500 yr B.P., the estimated precipitation was about 500 mm/yr, or about 200 mm/yr above the modern value. After about 3,500 yr B.P., the Lunkaransar profile indicated a desiccated lake bed.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research New York, 1983, vol. 19, n°. 1, p. 1-17, Références bibliographiques : 34 réf.

Date :
1983