Seismic investigation of the El'gygytgyn impact crater lake (Central Chukotka, NE Siberia): Preliminary results

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-63

  Niessen, F ^a   Gebhardt, A C ^a   Kopsch, C ^a   Wagner, B ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic; Impact crater; Lacustrine sediments; Paleoclimate; Seismic investigations; Siberia

Indexed keywords

CRATER LAKE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOCLIMATE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC SURVEY;

CHUKCHI; EURASIA; LAKE EL'GYGYTGYN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 33845936633     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9022-9     Document Type: Article

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