Growth of a post-Little Ice Age submarine fan, Glacier Bay, Alaska

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 227-236

  Carlson, P R ^a   Cowan, E A ^b   Powell, R D ^c   Cai, J ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FJORD; HOLOCENE; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033493519     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050113     Document Type: Article

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