The geomorphic information content of lake sediments in glacially conditioned terrain

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 261, 2000, Pages 311-324

  Slaymaker, Olav ^a   Menounos, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia Coast Mountains; Glacially conditioned terrain; Lake sediment cores; Specific sediment yield

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033281826     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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