Late quaternary iceberg-rafted detritus events on the Denmark Strait-Southeast Greenland continental slope (~65°N): Related to North Atlantic Heinrich events?

Marine Geology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 211-228

  Andrews, J T ^a   Cooper, T A ^a   Jennings, A E ^a   Stein, A B ^a   Erlenkeuser, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Denmark Strait; Heinrich events; Iceberg rafting; Late Quaternary

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HEINRICH EVENT; ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; QUATERNARY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032145942     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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