Shelf erosion and glacial ice proximity in the Labrador Sea during and after Heinrich events (H-3 or 4 to H-0) as shown by foraminifera

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 111, Issue , 1996, Pages 29-49

  Jennings, Anne E ^a   Tedesco, Kathy A ^b   Andrews, John T ^a   Kirby, Matthew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; TRITIUM;

EID: 5844399330     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.111.01.04     Document Type: Article

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