Seismic stratigraphy of Lago Fagnano sediments (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) - A potential archive of paleoclimatic change and tectonic activity since the Late Glacial

Geologica Acta

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-110

  Waldmann, N ^a   Ariztegui, D ^a   Anselmetti, F S ^b   Austin Jr , J A ^c   Dunbar, R ^d   Moy, C M ^d   Recasens, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lacustrine sedimentation; Paleoclimate; Paleoseismology; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LATE GLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TURBIDITE;

EID: 46649090330     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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