Oceanic circulation as an element in palaeogeographical reconstructions: The Arenig (early Ordovician) as an example

Terra Nova

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 73-78

  Christiansen, Jørgen L ^a   Stouge, Svend ^b  

^a Holbaek College of Education   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARENIGIAN; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033369804     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.1999.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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