Oxygen isotope studies from Iceland to an East Greenland Fjord: Behaviour of glacial meltwater plume

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 239-251

  Azetsu Scott, Kumiko ^a   Tan, Francis C ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

fjord; glaciomarine environment; Greenland; meltwater; oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

FJORDS; GLACIAL PLUME; MELT WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPES;

DENMARK STRAIT; GREENLAND, KANGERDLUGSSUAQ FJORD; ICELAND;

EID: 0031082155     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(96)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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