The origin of massive diamicton in Marian and Potter coves, King George Island, West Antarctica

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Yoon, Ho Il ^a   Yoo, Kyu Cheul ^a   Park, Byong Kwon ^a   Kim, Yeadong ^a   Khim, Boo Keun ^b   Kang, Cheon Yun ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glacial advance during warm and humid climate; King George Island; Massive diamicton

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249146729     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910274     Document Type: Article

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