A new hammer-driven freeze corer

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-269

  Miskimmin, Brenda M ^a   Curtis, P Jefferson ^a,b   Schindler, David W ^a   Lafaut, Nestor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

corers; freeze coring system; mountain lakes; paleolimnology; sediments

Indexed keywords

FREEZE CORER; HAMMER DRIVEN DEVICE; LAKE SEDIMENT; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; STIFF SEDIMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0029667468     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00213045     Document Type: Article

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