Late Quaternary palaeoclimates and human-environment dynamics of the Maloti-Drakensberg region, southern Africa

BA Stewart, PJ Mitchell - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains are southern Africa's highest and lie at a crucial
interface between the sub-continent's drier, colder, more seasonal interior and its …

An extended last glacial maximum in the Southern Hemisphere: A contribution to the SHeMax project

LM Petherick, J Knight, J Shulmeister, H Bostock… - Earth-Science …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Proxy records from across the Southern Hemisphere show significant local to regional scale
variability in climatic and environmental conditions during late Marine Isotope Stage 3 and …

Luminescence-based dune chronologies in southern Africa: Analysis and interpretation of dune database records across the subcontinent

DSG Thomas, SL Burrough - Quaternary International, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Over 600 luminescence ages have to date been published from southern Africa's continental
dunefields and isolated dunes, providing a rich record of aeolian system dynamics during …

The IGCP 714 Project “3GEO–Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks”–Selection of Geodiversity Sites Equipped for Climbing for Combining Outdoor and Multimedia …

IM Bollati, A Masseroli, M Al Kindi, L Cezar… - Geoheritage, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract The IGCP 714 project “3GEO–Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks” is financed
by the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and supported by the International …

Late Pleistocene aeolian activity in the cold desert of Ladakh: a record from sand ramps

A Kumar, P Srivastava, NK Meena - Quaternary International, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Ladakh, northwest India, lies in the rain shadow zone of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM)
where sand ramps provide a good record of past aeolian activity. Here we present an …

Weathering dynamics of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs): a case study from the Lesotho highlands

Y Chen, DW Hedding, X Li, AC Greyling, G Li - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Basaltic terrains contribute a significant component to the global silicate weathering flux
despite their limited areal coverage. A strong correlation between chemical weathering flux …

On the formation of sand ramps: A case study from the Mojave Desert

MD Bateman, RG Bryant, IDL Foster, I Livingstone… - Geomorphology, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Sand ramps are dune-scale sedimentary accumulations found at mountain fronts and
consist of a combination of aeolian sands and the deposits of other geomorphological …

Last Glacial aeolian landforms and deposits in the Rhône Valley (SE France): Spatial distribution and grain-size characterization

M Bosq, P Bertran, JP Degeai, S Kreutzer, A Queffelec… - Geomorphology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In the Rhône Valley, a north-south oriented Cenozoic rift in southeast France, thick
Pleistocene loess deposits have been recognized since the beginning of the last century …

A proposed chronostratigraphic framework for the late Quaternary of southern Africa

J Knight, JM Fitchett - South African Journal of Geology 2021, 2021‏ - journals.co.za
The principles of chronostratigraphy can inform the process of correlation between different
palaeoclimate records, enabling the coherence of spatial and temporal patterns of past …

Controls on sand ramp formation in southern Namibia

A Rowell, D Thomas, R Bailey, A Stone… - Earth Surface …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sand ramps have the potential to provide rich palaeoenvironmental information in dryland
regions where proxy records are typically scarce. However, current knowledge of the …