Holocene lake-level fluctuations and beach-ridge development along the northern shore of Lake Michigan, USA

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-169

  Petty, William H ^a   Delcourt, Paul A ^a   Delcourt, Hazel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach ridge complex; Isostatic rebound; Lake michigan; Paleoclimatology; Paleohydrology; Post glacial history; Quaternary stratigraphy; Shoreline inheritance

Indexed keywords

BEACH RIDGE COMPLEX; HOLOCENE; LAKE LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE MICHIGAN;

EID: 0029772050     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00196778     Document Type: Article

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