Late Quaternary dynamics of southern Africa's winter rainfall zone
Variations in the nature and extent of southern Africa's winter rainfall zone (WRZ) have the
potential to provide important information concerning the nature of long-term climate change …
potential to provide important information concerning the nature of long-term climate change …
Downscaling last glacial maximum climate over southern Africa
We conducted the first dynamic downscaling of Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) climate over
southern Africa using a regional climate model. Eight coupled global climate model (CGCM) …
southern Africa using a regional climate model. Eight coupled global climate model (CGCM) …
Leaf wax n-alkane distributions in arid zone South African flora: Environmental controls, chemotaxonomy and palaeoecological implications
The environmental controls on leaf wax n-alkane distributions and associated interpretation
of such distributions in geological archives have long remained rather enigmatic. Studies of …
of such distributions in geological archives have long remained rather enigmatic. Studies of …
Terrestrial fossil-pollen evidence of climate change during the last 26 thousand years in Southern Africa
In order to define criteria for long-term climate change models in Southern Africa, an
overview of the available pollen data during the Late Quaternary is needed. Here we …
overview of the available pollen data during the Late Quaternary is needed. Here we …
Small, sharp, and standardized: global convergence in backed-microlith technology
Here we propose that the backing of microliths—applying steep, blunting retouch along one
edge—is a highly evolvable trait that emerged many times in different places around the …
edge—is a highly evolvable trait that emerged many times in different places around the …
The dynamic relationship between temperate and tropical circulation systems across South Africa since the last glacial maximum
A fundamental and long-standing question of southern African palaeoclimatology is the way
tropical and temperate climate system dynamics have influenced rainfall regimes across the …
tropical and temperate climate system dynamics have influenced rainfall regimes across the …
Orbital scale vegetation change in Africa
L Dupont - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Palynological records of Middle and Late Pleistocene marine sediments off African shores is
reviewed in order to reveal long-term patterns of vegetation change during climate cycles …
reviewed in order to reveal long-term patterns of vegetation change during climate cycles …
Rock hyrax middens: a palaeoenvironmental archive for southern African drylands
Like many of the world's subtropical regions, southern Africa is highly sensitive to changes in
the earth's climate system, but a dearth of reliable palaeoenvironmental records means that …
the earth's climate system, but a dearth of reliable palaeoenvironmental records means that …
Influence of tropical easterlies in southern Africa's winter rainfall zone during the Holocene
Abstract South Africa's southwestern Cape occupies a critical transition zone between
Southern Hemisphere temperate (winter) and tropical (summer) moisture-bearing systems …
Southern Hemisphere temperate (winter) and tropical (summer) moisture-bearing systems …
Vegetation and climate dynamics during the last glacial period in the fynbos-afrotemperate forest ecotone, southern Cape, South Africa
Despite the southern Cape's great climatic and botanical significance (occupying the
transition between the temperate and subtropical circulation systems and forming part of a …
transition between the temperate and subtropical circulation systems and forming part of a …