A geochemical study of marine sediments from the Mac. Robertson shelf, East Antarctica: Initial results and palaeoenvironmental implications

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 27, Issue , 1998, Pages 268-274

  Sedwick, P N ^a   Harris, P T ^a,b   Robertson, L G ^a   Mcmurtry, G M ^c   Cremer, M D ^c   Robinson, P ^d  

^a ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032443859     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/1998aog27-1-268-274     Document Type: Article

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