Direct evidence of aeolian deposition of marine diatoms to an ice sheet
Antarctic snow samples collected from the Wilkins Runway, c . 50 km inland from the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica, contain aeolian-derived diatoms. The diatom assemblage preserved is exclusively of marine origin. As diatoms are excellent indicators of source conditions, we are able to confirm th...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ Press
2012
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102012000235 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/78075 |