Post-Marquette discharge from Glacial Lake Agassiz into the Superior basin

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-311

  Gary, Jessica L ^a   Colman, Steven M ^a   Wattrus, Nigel J ^a   Lewis, C F M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glacial geology; Glacial Lake Agassiz; Lake Superior; Seismic reflection data; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; DEEP WATER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; FAN DELTA; FLOOD; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ; GLACIER RETREAT; GLACIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE NIPIGON; LAKE SUPERIOR; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84859266289     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9503-3     Document Type: Article

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