The palaeoclimatic significance of paleosols in Southern Fezzan (Libyan Sahara) : morphological and micromorphological aspects

Special issue. Reconstruction and climatic implications of paleosols

Auteurs :
CREMASCHI, M.
TROMBINO, L.

Description :
This paper describes deep red soils in the southern Fezzan (Tadrart Acacus Massif, Libya, Central Sahara), which do not seem to be in equilibrium with the present-day climatic conditions. The AA. describe characteristics which clarify their genesis, and discusses their palaeoclimatic significance in relation to Late Tertiary and Quaternary palaeoenvironmental changes in North Africa.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Symposium, Reconstruction and climatic Implications of Quaternary paleosols and paleosols sequences, International Congress of INQUA, XIV, Berlin, Allemagne, 1995, Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 1998, vol. 34, n°. 1-2, p. 131-156, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 51 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena