When and Why does it Rain in the Desert: Utilising unique speleothem and dust records on the northern edge of the Sahara

People Involved

Dr Anna Bird A.Bird@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Geology

Status	Project Live
Funder(s)	Natural Environment Research Council
Value	£44,368.00
Project Dates	Apr 19, 2022 - Oct 25, 2025
Partner Organisations	University of Innsbruck Swiss Institute of Speleology and Karstology Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology University of Sfax The National Office of Mines University of Gabès British Council

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