The White River Ash: Largest Holocene Plinian tephra

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 693-700

  Lerbekmo, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE;

BACKPROPAGATION;

ASH; CLAST; GLACIER; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; ISOPACH MAP; PLINIAN ERUPTION; PUMICE; TEPHRA;

ALASKA; CANADA; GREAT BEAR LAKE; KLUTLAN GLACIER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; UNITED STATES; YUKON TERRITORY;

PLINIA;

EID: 49549117111     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E08-023     Document Type: Article

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