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16960002

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5792
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
The history of Eastern African hominids has been linked to a progressive increase of open grassland during the past 8 million years. This trend was explained by global climatic processes, which do not account for the massive uplift of eastern African topography that occurred during this period. Atmosphere and biosphere simulations quantify the role played by these tectonic events. The reduced topographic barrier before 8 million years ago permitted a zonal circulation with associated moisture transport and strong precipitation. Our results suggest that the uplift itself led to a drastic reorganization of atmospheric circulation, engendering the strong aridification and paleoenvironmental changes suggested by the data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
313
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1419-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-19
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Tectonic uplift and Eastern Africa aridification.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, UMR 1572, 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France. Pierre.sepulchre@cea.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article