Abrupt changes in marine conditions, Sunneshine Fiord, eastern Baffin Island, NWT during the last deglacial transition: Younger Dryas and H-0 events

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 111, Issue , 1996, Pages 11-27

  Andrews, J T ^a   Osterman, L E ^b   Jennings, A E ^a   Syvitski, J P M ^c   Miller, G H ^a   Weiner, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELPHIDIUM; EXCAVATA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 5844373777     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.111.01.03     Document Type: Article

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