Holocene sediment magnetic properties along a transect from ísafjardardjúp to Djúpáll, Northwest Iceland

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Andrews, J T ^a   Hardardottir J ^b   Stoner, J S ^c   Principato, S M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE ANALYSIS; DEMAGNETIZATION; DEPOSITION; HOLOCENE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETOMETER; MARINE SEDIMENT; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRANSECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 38949146696     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(05-072)[ANDREWS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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