The chronology of speleothem deposition in northern Yukon and its relationships to permafrost

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 902-911

  Lauriol, B ^a   Ford, D C ^b   Cinq Mars, J ^c   Morris, W A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Ontario History at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Chair of the Canadian Nursing History Collection Working Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; LIMESTONE; PERMAFROST; SPELEOTHEM;

CANADA, YUKON;

EID: 0031407940     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-075     Document Type: Article

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