Late Holocene increase in sea ice extent in fjords of the Vestfold Hills, eastern Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-88

  McMinn, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Diatom; Fjord; Holocene; Sea ice; Sediment

Indexed keywords

FJORD; HOLOCENE; SEA ICE; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ABEL BAY; ANTARCTICA; PLATCHA BAY; VESTFOLD HILLS;

EID: 0034162242     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102000000110     Document Type: Article

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