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Published: Jan 6, 2011
Keywords:
Paleoclimate, Late Pleistocene, Early Holocene, Cuba, Paleopedology

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Fernando Ortega Sastriques
Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Cuba
Daniel Ponce de León
Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Cuba
Efrén Jaimez Salgado
Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía, Cuba
Antonio López Almirall
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Cuba

Abstract

The origin of the Paleopedology is illustrated as the result of the historical evolution of the conceptions about the tight climate-soil type relationships: soil types and soil properties can be used to establish the past climate and ecological conditions under which the soil had been formed and evolved. There are different outlooks about the Cuban climate evolution during the Quaternary; the history of the 25 years debate is detailed exposed. The schematic representation of climate distribution in Cuba during the Wisconsin period is shown, briefly are enumerated the soil and geographical indexes used to conform the scheme. Some features of Cuban Late-Pleistocene and Early-Holocene climate and environment are revealed. During the glacial period there were about 9 different climates in Cuba; on the planes the arid climates dominated. The arid climate abruptly changed into a hyperpluvial period which persists until 5000 years BP.

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Ortega SastriquesF., Ponce de LeónD., Jaimez SalgadoE., & López AlmirallA. (2011). --. Revista Cubana De Meteorología, 17(1), 46-59. Retrieved from http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/100
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Vol 17 No 1 (2011): Vol. 17, No. 1, enero - junio, 2011
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Original Articles

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