Micromorphological characteristics of glacimarine sediments: Implications for distinguishing genetic processes of massive diamicts

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 77-97

  Kilfeather, Aoibheann A ^a   Cofaigh, Colm O ^a   Dowdeswell, Julian A ^b   van der Meer, Jaap J M ^c   Evans, David J A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; BIMODAL GRAINS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CONTINUOUS ROTATION; DIFFERENT MODES; FINER GRAINS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC PROCESS; GLACIMARINE SEDIMENT; ICE SHELVES; ICE STREAMS; IRISH SEA; LATE QUATERNARY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATRIX; MICROFOSSILS; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; NORTH ATLANTIC; PLUG FLOW; RUNOUT DISTANCES; TIDEWATER GLACIERS;

COATINGS; DEBRIS; GLACIERS; MORPHOLOGY; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEBRIS FLOW; DIAMICTON; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; ICE SHELF; ICE STREAM; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); IRISH SEA;

EID: 77952669055     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: 14321157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-009-0160-8     Document Type: Article

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