Megaflood erosion and meltwater plumbing changes during last North American deglaciation recorded in Gulf of Mexico sediments

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 599-602

  Brown, Paul A ^a   Kennett, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; CLAY MINERALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PLUMBING; RUNOFF;

CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSILS; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; LAST DEGLACIATION; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEETS; MELT-WATER DISCHARGES; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE;

SEDIMENTS;

DEGLACIATION; EROSION; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MARINE SEDIMENT; MELTWATER; CLAY MINERAL; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; LAST DEGLACIATION;

GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031785971     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0599:MEAMPC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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