Seismic facies changes along a nearly continuous 24°latitudinal transect: The fjords of Chile and the northern Antarctic Peninsula

Marine Geology

Volumn 143, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 103-123

  DaSilva, Jana L ^a,c   Anderson, John B ^a   Stravers, Jay ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c John E Chance and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Climate effects; Glaciomarine sedimentation; Seismic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031473211     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00092-3     Document Type: Article

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