Sediment deposition in an iceberg-dominated glacimarine environment, East Greenland: Basin fill implications

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 251-270

  Syvitski, J P M ^c   Andrews, J T ^a   Dowdeswell, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; FJORD; GLACIOMARINE SEDIMENT; GLACIOMARINE SEDIMENTATION; ICEBERG; SUBGLACIAL DEBRIS; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

GREENLAND, EAST GREENLAND, KANGERDLUGSSUAQ FJORD;

EID: 0030438713     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-8181(95)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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