A 300 year record of environmental change from Lake Tuborg, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-148

  Smith Jr , Sheldon V ^a   Bradley, Raymond S ^b   Abbott, Mark B ^c  

^a Woodard and Curran Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Paleoclimate; Paleohydrology; Paleolimnology; Varves

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; MELTWATER; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; VARVE;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; LAKE TUBORG; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 3442902257     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000029431.23883.1c     Document Type: Article

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