The post-Caledonian development of Svalbard and the western Barents Sea

Polar Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 298-317

  Worsley, David ^a  

^a Færgestadveien 11 ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Climatic change; Geological development; Plate movement; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EURASIAN PLATE; PLATE MOTION; SEDIMENTATION;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ARKHANGELSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; BARENTS SEA; EURASIA; NOVAYA ZEMLYA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 56849083898     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2008.00085.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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