Neoproterozoic Earth-Moon dynamics: Rework of the 900 Ma Big Cottonwood Canyon tidal laminae

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 539-542

  Sonett, C P ^a   Chan, Marjorie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIDES; ORBITS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD (MLM);

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MOON;

EARTH/MOON INTERACTION; LUNAR ORBIT; RHYTHMITE;

DYNAMICAL PARAMETERS; LENGTH OF DAYS; LUNAR ORBIT; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PENNSYLVANIANS; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; TIDAL RHYTHMITES;

POPULUS;

EID: 0032004461     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00048     Document Type: Article

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