Differential sedimentation versus coring artifacts: A comparison of two widely used piston-coring methods

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-85

  Lotter, André F ^a,c   Merkt, Josef ^b   Sturm, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Niedersachsisches Landesamt B   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Kullenberg corer; Laminated lake sediments; Livingstone corer; Piston cores; Soppensee; Stratigraphy; Thin sections; Varves; X radiographs

Indexed keywords

LAKE SEDIMENT; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; PISTON CORING; SEDIMENTATION;

SWITZERLAND, SOPPENSEE LAKE;

EID: 0030847642     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007929422169     Document Type: Article

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