Abrupt changes (Heinrich events) in late quaternary North Atlantic marine environments: A history and review of data and concepts

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-16

  Andrews, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEINRICH EVENT; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0031804276     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(199801/02)13:1<3::aid-jqs361>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Review

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