Sedimentology and geochemistry of a perennially ice-covered epishelf lake in Bunger Hills Oasis, East Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-140

  Doran, Peter T ^a   Wharton Jr , R A ^b   Lyons, W B ^c   Des Marais, D J ^d   Andersen, D T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Geochemistry; Isotopes; Lake; Radiocarbon; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; ICE LAKE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA; BUNGER HILLS OASIS; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034214390     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102000000171     Document Type: Article

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