Identification of coherent links between interannual sedimentary structures and daily meteorological observations in Arctic proglacial lacustrine varves: Potentials and limitations

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Chutko, Krystopher J ^a   Lamoureux, Scott F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS;

GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES; SUBANNUAL RECONSTRUCTIONS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; HEURISTICS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MODELING; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; VARVE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 43849104942     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E07-070     Document Type: Article

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