Seismic-stratigraphy of Shuswap Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 283-303

  Eyles, N ^a   Mullins, H T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiord lake; Glacial; Late Wisconsin; Seismic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

FJORD LAKE; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; WISCONSINAN;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SHUSWAP LAKE;

EID: 0030828010     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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