Orbitally forced Lofer cycles in the Dachstein Limestone of the Julian Alps (northeastern Italy)

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 789-792

  Cozzi, Andrea ^a   Hinnov, Linda A ^b   Hardie, Lawrence A ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dachstein Limestone; Julian Alps; Late Triassic; Lofer cyclothem; Milankovitch theory

Indexed keywords

DACHSTEIN LIMESTONE; JULIAN ALPS; LOFER CYCLOTHEM; MILANKOVITCH THEORY; SEA-LEVEL OSCILLATIONS; TIME-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS;

DEPOSITION; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

LIMESTONE;

CYCLOTHEM; LIMESTONE; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; ORBITAL FORCING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JULIAN ALPS; WORLD;

EID: 26844536063     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21578.1     Document Type: Article

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