Late Quaternary lithofacies, provenance, and depositional environments ( ∼ 12-30 cal ka), north and south of the Denmark Strait

Marine Geology

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 65-82

  Andrews, John T ^a   Cartee Schoolfield, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Denmark Strait; Depositional processes; Lithofacies; Provenance

Indexed keywords

ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; RADIOCARBON;

ICE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; LITHOFACIES; PROVENANCE; QUATERNARY;

ARCTIC; DENMARK STRAIT;

EID: 1642268437     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00157-9     Document Type: Article

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