Late-glacial lakes in the Thompson Basin, British Columbia: Paleogeography and evolution

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1367-1383

  Johnsen, Timothy F ^a   Brennand, Tracy A ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER;

GLACIAL LAKES; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; THOMPSON BASIN, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

LAKES;

CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET; DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIOISOSTASY; JOKULHLAUP; LATE GLACIAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12744278461     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E04-074     Document Type: Article

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