Dating Quaternary lacustrine sediments in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 223-239

  Doran, Peter T ^a   Berger, G W ^b   Lyons, W B ^c   Wharton Jr , R A ^b   Davisson, M L ^d   Southon, J ^d   Dibb, J E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dating; Geochronology; Lacustrine; Lakes; Sediments

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; QUATERNARY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033560107     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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