The role of meltwater in glacial processes

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 257-268

  Eyles, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL TRANSPORT; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; SEA LEVEL; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; HUDSON BAY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746237497     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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