A glaciological perspective on heinrich events

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 112, Issue , 1999, Pages 243-262

  Clarke, Garry K C ^a   Marshall, Shawn J ^a   Hillaire Marcel, Claude ^b   Bilodeau, Guy ^b   Veiga Pires, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 85040249958     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM112p0243     Document Type: Chapter

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