Postglacial sedimentary processes on the Storfjorden and Kveithola trough mouth fans: Significance of extreme glacimarine sedimentation

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 309-326

  Lucchi, R G ^a,b   Camerlenghi, A ^a,b,c   Rebesco, M ^a   Colmenero Hidalgo, E ^d,e   Sierro, F J ^d   Sagnotti, L ^f   Urgeles, R ^g   Melis, R ^h   Morigi, C ⁱ   Barcena M A ^d   Giorgetti, G ^j   Villa, G ^k   Persico, D ^k   Flores, J A ^d   Rigual Hernandez A S ^d   Pedrosa, M T ^b   Macri, P ^f   Caburlotto, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^f ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^g INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

ⁱ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Barents Sea; Gullies; LGM; Meltwater plumes; MWP 1a; Sedimentary processes

Indexed keywords

BARENTS SEA; GULLIES; LGM; MELTWATER PLUMES; MWP-1A; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS;

BATHYMETRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ICE; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FACIES; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT; POSTGLACIAL; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; SPITSBERGEN; STORFJORDEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84887563264     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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