A Reconstruction of Precipitation and Hydrologic Variability on the Peruvian and Bolivian Altiplano During the Late Quaternary

• Main Author: Nunnery, James Andrew
• Other Authors: Baker, Paul A
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Paleoclimate science; Geochemistry; Hydrologic sciences; The Altiplano; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10161/5557

The Peruvian/Bolivian Altiplano is an important hydrologic system for paleoclimate reconstruction because it is unique in its ability to record climate variability associated with the near-continental scale South American summer monsoon (SASM), which is responsible for much of the precipitation over...