Local controls on sediment accumulation and distribution in a fjord in the West Antarctic Peninsula: implications for palaeoenvironmental interpretations

We analyse surface sediment and its distribution in Flandres Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula, in order to understand modern day sediment dispersal patterns in a fjord with retreating, tidewater glaciers. The surface sediment descriptions of 41 cores are included in this study. The sediment facies desc...

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Main Authors: Yuribia P. Munoz, Julia S. Wellner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016-08-01
Series:Polar Research
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Online Access:http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/25284/48205