Timing and style of deposition on humid-temperate fans, Vermont, United States

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-199

  Jennings, Karen L ^a   Bierman, Paul R ^a   Southon, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Fans; New England; Radiocarbon dating; Vermont

Indexed keywords

BACKHOE TRENCHES; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EROSION; GLACIERS; GRAVEL; RADIOACTIVITY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOLOGY;

ALLUVIAL FAN; DEPOSITION; EROSION; HOLOCENE; LAND USE; RADIOCARBON DATING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037293613     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2003)115<0182:TASODO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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