Thermokarst-lake-basin sediments, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western arctic Canada

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 737-760

  Murton, Julian B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTON; GLACIAL SEDIMENT; LAKE SEDIMENT; SAND; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; THERMOKARST LAKE BASIN;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, TUKTOYAKTUK COASTLANDS;

EID: 0029768590     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb02023.x     Document Type: Article

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