An evaluation of the late weichselian swedish varve chronology based on cross-correlation analysis

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Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-46

  Holmquist, Björn ^a   Wohlfarth, Barbara ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross correlation measures; Glacial varves; Late weichselian; Southeastern sweden; Statistical validity; Varve thickness diagrams; Varved clay chronology

Indexed keywords

VARVE CHRONOLOGY; WEICHSELIAN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0031853772     PISSN: 11035897     EISSN: 20000863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11035899801201035     Document Type: Article

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