Stratification in Tibet Sediment (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Stratification in Tibet Sediment

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Stratification in Tibet sediment. Climate variations are reflected in color variations with the red sediment typically indicating a wetter climate and the white indicating a drier climate. "You can literally walk up time as you sample the sediment," Garzione says.

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