Detailed seismic stratigraphy of Lago Puyehue: Implications for the mode and timing of glacier retreat in the Chilean Lake District

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 665-674

  Heirman, Katrien ^a   De Batist, Marc ^a   Charlet, Francois ^a,e   Moernaut, Jasper ^a   Chapron, Emmanuel ^b,f   Brümmer, Robert ^c   Pino, Mario ^c   Urrutia, Roberto ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^e Environmental and Marine Engineering   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Chilean Lake District; Deglaciation; Lago Puyehue; Lake sediments; Seismic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIER RETREAT; INFILL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MELTWATER; MORAINE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

CHILE; PUYEHUE LAKE;

EID: 80053190623     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1491     Document Type: Article

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