Formation of varve-like laminae off Pakistan: Decoding 5 years of sedimentation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 195, Issue , 2002, Pages 421-431

  Luckge A ^a   Reinhardt, L ^a   Andruleit, H ^a   Doose Rolinski, H ^a   von Rad, U ^a   Schulz, H ^b   Treppke, U ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; LAMINATION; PALEOCLIMATE; RAINFALL; SEDIMENTATION; VARVE;

ARABIAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FORAMINIFERA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; LAMIINAE;

EID: 0036918931     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.195.01.23     Document Type: Article

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