An ice shelf mechanism for Heinrich layer production

Paleoceanography

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 711-717

  Hulbe, Christina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEINRICH LAYERS; ICE SHELVES; ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; PALAEOENVIRONMENTS;

ATLANTIC, LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 0031426266     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97PA02014     Document Type: Article

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