Ice sheet development in Central Greenland: Implications from the Nd, Sr and Pb isotopic compositions of basal material

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 161-169

  Weis, D ^a   Demaiffe, D ^a   Souchez, R ^a   Gow, A J ^b   Meese, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenland ice sheet; Isotope ratios; Provenance

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; ICE SHEET DEVELOPMENT; PROVENANCE; SUBGLACIAL ROCK;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0031413864     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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