Sedimentary structural indicators of Arctic terrestrial and aquatic processes

• Main Author: Chutko, Krystopher John
• Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Lacustrine sediment; Varves; Microbially induced sedimentary structures; Arctic; Thermal inversion; Subannual laminae; Archer; Canada; Colin Archer Peninsula; Devon Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1220

Annually and subannually laminated lacustrine sediments potentially contain a wide range of information that can be interpreted for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. These laminae are produced by the physical and biological processes that operate in the lake and in the surrounding terrestrial envi...