Postglacial marine environmental changes in Maxwell Bay, King George Island, West Antarctica

Polar Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 341-353

  Khim, Boo Keun ^a   Yoon, Ho Il ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; POSTGLACIAL; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SULFUR; TEXTURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; MAXWELL BAY; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 0346462905     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2003.tb00116.x     Document Type: Article

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