Glaciation, climate history, changing marine levels and the evolution of the Northeast Water Polynya

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 23-33

  Hjort, Christian ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

archaeolog y; glaciation; Greenland; isostasy; paleoclimatology; polynya; shore lines

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; LAST DEGLACIATION; PALAEOCLIMATE; POLYNA; POLYNYAS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGES; SHORELINE CHANGE;

GREENLAND SEA, EAST GREENLAND SHELF, NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA;

EID: 0030620607     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00068-1     Document Type: Article

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