The Laptev Sea system since the last glacial

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 426, Issue , 2007, Pages 89-96

  Kassens, H ^a   Thiede, J ^b   Bauch, H A ^c   Hoelemann, J A ^b   Dmitrenko, I ^d   Pivovarov, S ^e   Priamikov, S ^e   Timokhov, L ^e   Wegner, C ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Mainz Academy of Sciences   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arctic shelf sea; Flaw polynya; Permafrost; River Lena

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; PERMAFROST; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL; SUBMARINES;

ARCTIC SHELF; FRESHWATER INPUTS; HOLOCENE TRANSGRESSION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LATE PLEISTOCENE; PACIFIC WATER; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA ICE PRODUCTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FRESHWATER INPUT; HALOCLINE; HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PERMAFROST; PLEISTOCENE; POLYNYA; POSTGLACIAL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA ICE; SHELF SEA; SUBMARINE; TRANSGRESSION;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA; LENA RIVER; PACIFIC OCEAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 75749122343     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2426(06)     Document Type: Article

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