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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Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2016-08-01
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Series: | Polar Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/25284/48205 |