High-resolution seismic stratigraphy of late Quaternary deposits in Manitounouk Sound, northern Quebec: Effects of rapid postglacial emergence

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 549-563

  Hill, Philip R ^a   Simard, Annie ^a,c   Héquette, Arnaud ^b,d  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c Centre Universitaire des Darses ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSTGLACIAL; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; MANITOUNOUK SOUND; QUEBEC;

EID: 0033391311     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-003     Document Type: Article

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