African hydroclimatic variability during the last 2000 years
The African continent is characterised by a wide range of hydroclimate regimes, ranging
from humid equatorial West Africa to the arid deserts in the northern and southern …
from humid equatorial West Africa to the arid deserts in the northern and southern …
Mega-Lake in the Kalahari: a Late Pleistocene record of the Palaeolake Makgadikgadi system
A distinct series of beach ridges marking the former shorelines of large inter-connected
lacustrine basins in the Kalahari can be clearly identified from Landsat imagery and Shuttle …
lacustrine basins in the Kalahari can be clearly identified from Landsat imagery and Shuttle …
A record of rapid Holocene climate change preserved in hyrax middens from southwestern Africa
The discovery of sensitive paleoenvironmental proxies contained within fossilized rock hyrax
middens from the margin of the central Namib Desert, Africa, is providing unprecedented …
middens from the margin of the central Namib Desert, Africa, is providing unprecedented …
Central southern Africa at the time of the African Humid Period: a new analysis of Holocene palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimate data
SL Burrough, DSG Thomas - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Holocene African Humid Period (c 14.8–5.5 ka) is now recognised in high-
resolution records from western Africa as well as in tropical Africa north of the equator …
resolution records from western Africa as well as in tropical Africa north of the equator …
Hydroclimate in Africa during the medieval climate anomaly
Abstract The Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) is a recognized period of distinct pre-
industrial climate change, with a core period of 1000–1200 CE. The field of …
industrial climate change, with a core period of 1000–1200 CE. The field of …
Significantly enhanced mid Holocene fluvial activity in a globally important, arid‐zone wetland: The Okavango Delta, Botswana
S Tooth, TS McCarthy, GAT Duller… - Earth Surface …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information on past dryland environments is commonly derived from
geomorphological landforms and sediments ('geoproxies'). The Okavango Delta in the …
geomorphological landforms and sediments ('geoproxies'). The Okavango Delta in the …
Multiphase quaternary highstands at lake Ngami, Kalahari, northern Botswana
Large lake basins, now almost entirely devoid of water in the Kalahari's semi arid
environment, can be clearly identified from Landsat imagery of northern Botswana. These …
environment, can be clearly identified from Landsat imagery of northern Botswana. These …
Late Holocene precipitation variability in the summer rainfall region of South Africa
JC Stager, DB Ryves, C King, J Madson… - Quaternary science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The late Holocene history of the South African summer rainfall zone offers insights into the
effects of climate on ecosystems and human societies, as well as into the accuracy of model …
effects of climate on ecosystems and human societies, as well as into the accuracy of model …
[HTML][HTML] A chronological database assessing the late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental record from fluvial sediments in southwestern Africa
Fluvial sediments preserve evidence of past hydroclimatic regimes and are important but
potentially under-utilised indicators of palaeoenvironmental change in drylands. This paper …
potentially under-utilised indicators of palaeoenvironmental change in drylands. This paper …
Late pleistocene-holocene vegetation and climate change in the middle Kalahari, lake Ngami, Botswana
Pollen, spores, and microscopic charcoal from a sediment core from Lake Ngami, in the
Middle Kalahari, reflect paleovegetation and paleoclimatic conditions over the last 16,600 …
Middle Kalahari, reflect paleovegetation and paleoclimatic conditions over the last 16,600 …