Exploratory Palynology in the Sierra Nevada, California
Issue Date
1965Keywords
CaliforniaCenozoic
microfossils
paleontology
palynomorphs
Quaternary
Sierra Nevada
United States
Pollen, Fossil -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Palynology -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)Paleoclimatology -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Committee Chair
Martin, Paul S.Metadata
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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Pollen analysis of two surface transects of modern soil samples and four stratigraphic sections from the central Sierra Nevada of California have provided a climatic record covering the time interval since the recession of the last glaciers of the Wisconsin glaciation. Two separate warm intervals are recognized between the recession of the Wisconsin glaciers and the reappearance of glaciers in the Sierra during the Little Ice Age.Type
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M.S.Degree Level
mastersDegree Program
Graduate CollegeGeochronology