Sedimentary record of glacial Lake Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada: Implications for Arctic freshwater forcing

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 26-38

  Couch, Andrew G ^a   Eyles, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Freshwater runoff; Glacial Lake Mackenzie; Northwest Territories

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; FACIES; FRESHWATER INPUT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ; LATE GLACIAL; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; RADIOCARBON DATING; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; MACKENZIE VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 52949139810     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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