Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1863-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1863-2013
Review article
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09 Aug 2013
Review article |  | 09 Aug 2013

Late Cenozoic continuous aridification in the western Qaidam Basin: evidence from sporopollen records

Y. F. Miao, X. M. Fang, F. L. Wu, M. T. Cai, C. H. Song, Q. Q. Meng, and L. Xu

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