Aeolian sediments deposited in Lake Hamoun; the proxy of frequency and severity of dust storms in Sistan since the late glacial

• Main Authors: Mohammad Ali Hamzeh, Mohammad Hosein Mahmudy Gharaie, Hamid Alizadeh Lahijani, Reza Moussavi Harami, Morteza jamali
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Persian
• Published: University of Isfahan 2017
• Subjects: Hamoun; Palaeoclimate; Holocene; Sedimentology; Monsoon; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Greenland; New Zealand; Parris
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/7663e818a84149328427131a21899d5d

Introduction Aeolian deposits are important palaeoclimate archives, partly because they are direct records of past atmospheric circulation (An et al. 2012). Distinguishing aeolian signature from lacustrine sediments is important for understanding the frequency and timing of palaeostorms. Efforts hav...