Sand-wedge and ventifact palaeoenvironmental indicators in north-west Saskatchewan, Canada, 11 ka to 9.9 ka BP

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 391-408

  Fisher, Timothy G ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST   (United States)

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EID: 0000824721     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199610)7:4<391::AID-PPP229>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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