A computer-assisted thin-section study of Lake Baikal sediments: A tool for understanding sedimentary processes and deciphering their climatic signal

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 260-267

  Francus, Pierre ^a,d   Karabanov, Eugene ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Image analysis; Lake Baikal; Laminations; Paleoclimate; Sedimentary structures; Thin sections

Indexed keywords

LAMINATION; PALEOCLIMATE; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTATION; THIN SECTION;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0033788151     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005319900064     Document Type: Article

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