Holocene paleostorms identified by particle size signatures in lake sediments from the northeastern United States

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-49

  Parris, Adam S ^a,d   Bierman, Paul R ^a   Noren, Anders J ^a,b   Prins, Maarten A ^c   Lini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Development Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Grain size; Lake sediment; New England; Paleoflood

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEDIMENT CORE;

MAINE; NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949775181     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9311-1     Document Type: Article

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