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Some fundamental misconceptions about paleotempestology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Kam-biu Liu,
Houyuan Lu and
Caiming Shen
Kam-biu Liu*
Affiliation:
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Houyuan Lu
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Caiming Shen
Affiliation:
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12203, USA
*
⁎Corresponding author. Email Address:kliu1@lsu.edu
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Letter to the Editor
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Quaternary Research , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , March 2009, pp. 253 - 254
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University of Washington

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