Ice-sheet numerical modeling and marine geophysical measurements of glacier-derived sedimentation on the Eurasian Arctic continental margins

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1080-1097

  Dowdeswell, Julian A ^a   Siegert, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; QUALITATIVE MODEL; SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SIDE SCAN SONAR IMAGE;

ICE;

GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENTATION; WEICHSELIAN;

BARENTS SEA; BEAR ISLAND; STORFJORDEN;

EID: 0032743958     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1999)111<1080:ISNMAM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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