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Identifying the Climatic Conditions in Iraq by Tracking Down Cooling Events in the North Atlantic Ocean in the Period 3000–0 BC Cover

Identifying the Climatic Conditions in Iraq by Tracking Down Cooling Events in the North Atlantic Ocean in the Period 3000–0 BC

Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 18 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046 (formerly 2084-6118)
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Language: English
Page range: 40 - 46
Submitted on: May 31, 2013
Accepted on: Mar 25, 2014
Published on: Sep 30, 2014
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Iraq,
North Atlantic Oscillation,
drift ice indices,
drought intervals,
Eastern Mediterranean
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
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