The extent of ice on the continental shelf off Hudson Strait during Heinrich events 1-3

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1537-1549

  Rashid, Harunur ^a,c   Piper, David J W ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; DEBRIS; EARTH SCIENCES; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL PLUMES;

GLACIGENIC DEBRIS FLOW; SEA FLOOR;

ICE;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEBRIS FLOW; DIAMICTITE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HEINRICH EVENT; ICE STREAM; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TERTIARY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; HUDSON STRAIT; LABRADOR SEA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38849175609     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E07-051     Document Type: Article

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