Lake-level reconstructions and paleohydrology of Birch Lake, Central Alaska, based on seismic reflection profiles and core transects

Quaternary Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-166

  Abbott, Mark B ^a   Finney, Bruce P ^b   Edwards, Mary E ^b   Kelts, Kerry R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Holocene; Insolation; Lakes; Paleolimnology; Radio carbon

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; INSOLATION; LAKE LEVEL; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT CORE; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

ALASKA; BIRCH LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034010212     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1999.2112     Document Type: Article

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