The transition from glacimarine to marine conditions during the last deglaciation in eastern Skagerrak

Marine Geology

Volumn 241, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 45-61

  Larsson, Olof ^a   Stevens, Rodney L ^a   Klingberg, Fredrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

facies association; glacimarine sedimentation; lithofacies; marine stratigraphy; sedimentary processes; Skagerrak

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; FACIES ASSOCIATION; GLACIMARINE SEDIMENTATION; LITHOFACIES; MARINE STRATIGRAPHY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; PISTONS; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

DEGLACIATION; LITHOFACIES; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; SKAGERRAK;

EID: 34249328436     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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