A late Lake Minong transgression in the Lake Superior basin as documented by sediments from Fenton Lake, Ontario

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-326

  Breckenridge, Andy ^a   Lowell, Thomas V ^b   Fisher, Timothy G ^c   Yu, Shiyong ^d  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Agassiz; Lake levels; Lake Minong; Lake Superior; Paleohydrology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; GLACIAL LAKE; ICE SHEET; ISOSTASY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE EVOLUTION; LAKE LEVEL; MELTWATER; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; REGRESSION; SAPROPEL; SEDIMENT CORE; SILT; TRANSGRESSION; VARVE; WATER LEVEL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR;

EID: 84859265237     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9447-z     Document Type: Article

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