Calibration of δD alkane proxy for exploitation of a climate archive in equatorial Africa

Countries
Keywords
climate
Institutions
University of Nairobi (Kenya)
Research fields
Agriculture and Food Sciences

Objective:

The callibration of a δD alkane proxy using a seasonal x biome gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro should allow a more robust paleohydrological reconstruction of equatorial Africa via δD alkane analyses in a sediment core covering 250.000 years from lake Chala.