Reconstructing paleo lake levels from relict shorelines along the Upper Great Lakes

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 435-449

  Baedke, Steve J ^a   Thompson, Todd A ^b   Johnston, John W ^c   Wilcox, Douglas A ^d  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach ridge; Lake level; Lake Michigan; Lake Superior; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144278608     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980490513274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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