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Tectonic Uplift and Eastern Africa Aridification

Tectonic Uplift and Eastern Africa Aridification

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Tectonic Uplift and Eastern Africa Aridification

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Full title

Tectonic Uplift and Eastern Africa Aridification

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2006-09, Vol.313 (5792), p.1419-1423

Language

English

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Publisher

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Scope and Contents

Contents

The history of Eastern African hominids has been linked to a progressive increase of open grassland during the past 8 million years. This trend was explained by global climatic processes, which do not account for the massive uplift of eastern African topography that occurred during this period. Atmosphere and biosphere simulations quantify the role...

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Full title

Tectonic Uplift and Eastern Africa Aridification

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00111824v1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00111824v1

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ISSN

0036-8075

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.1129158