An origin for laminated glacimarine sediments through sea-ice build-up and suppressed iceberg rafting

Sedimentology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 557-576

  Dowdeswell, J A ^a   Whittington, R J ^b   Jennings, A E ^c   Andrews, J T ^c   Mackensen, A ^d   Marienfeld, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

East Greenland; Glacimarine sediments; Iceberg rafting; Laminated sediments; Sea ice; Turbid glacial meltwater

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTON; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; ICEBERG; LAMINATION; LITTLE ICE AGE; MELTWATER; SEA ICE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0033928444     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2000.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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