Mineral magnetic study of Late Quaternary South Caspian Sea sediments: Palaeoenvironmental implications

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 499-509

  Jelinowska, A ^a   Tucholka, P ^a   Guichard, F ^b   Lefevre I ^b   Badaut Trauth, D ^c   Chalie F ^a,d   Gasse, F ^a,d   Tribovillard, N ^a,e   Desprairies, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Lab de Paleontologie du Museum   (France)

^d CEREGE   (France)

^e UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Caspian Sea; Palaeoenvironment; Quaternary; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

MAGNETISM; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY DEPOSIT; ROCK MAGNETISM;

CASPIAN SEA;

EID: 0031842143     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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