Geomorphic and climatic change over the past 12,900yr at Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Quaternary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-90

  MacGregor, Kelly R ^a   Riihimaki, Catherine A ^b   Myrbo, Amy ^c   Shapley, Mark D ^d   Jankowski, Krista ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glacier National Park; Grain size; Holocene; Lake sediment core; Mazama ash; Radiocarbon dating; Solar forcing; Sunspot cycle; Total organic carbon; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENES; LAKE SEDIMENT CORE; MAZAMA ASH; NATIONAL PARKS; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOLAR FORCING; SUNSPOT CYCLES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIERS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LAKES; PARKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIAL EROSION; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; YOUNGER DRYAS;

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK [MONTANA]; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

MAZAMA;

EID: 78751580460     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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