Stratigraphic classification of ancient lakes: Balancing tectonic and climatic controls

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-102

  Carroll, Alan R ^a   Bohacs, Kevin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; LITHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ANCIENT LAKES; CLIMATIC CONTROLS; LAKE BASINS; LAKE DEPOSITS; MACROSCALES; MESO SCALE; ROCK RECORDS; STRATIGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION;

LAKES;

CLIMATE EFFECT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE DYNAMICS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

EID: 84879884343     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0099:SCOALB>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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