Contrasting compositions of Saharan dust in the eastern Atlantic Ocean during the last deglaciation and African Humid Period
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Article history: During the African Humid P Received 9 June 2008 Received in revised form 12 October 2008 Accepted 7 December 2008 Available online 23 January 2009 Editor: M.L. Delaney
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