Sediment characteristics in iceberg dominated fjords, Kangerlussuaq region, East Greenland

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 11-25

  Smith, L Micaela ^a   Andrews, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

East Greenland; Fjord; Glaciomarine sedimentation; Ice rafting

Indexed keywords

FJORD; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; ICE RAFTING; ICEBERG; SEDIMENTATION;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0034009846     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00088-3     Document Type: Article

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