The role of Hudson Strait outlet in younger dryas sedimentation in the Labrador Sea

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-110

  Rashid, Harunur ^a   Piper, David J W ^b   Flower, Benjamin P ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84877768188     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GM001011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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