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Sea-ice and iceberg sedimentation in the ocean : recent and past /

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In many geological epochs, glacial sediments are widespread. This type of sedimentation results from the interaction between atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere under temperatures ranging from 0 to -80. Two types of glacial sediments exists: those from sea-ice and those from icebergs....

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Main Author: Lisit͡syn, Aleksandr Petrovich
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2002]
Subjects:
Varves.
Marine sediments.
Submarine geology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. The earth's cryosphere and peculiarities of sedimentation in it
  • pt. II. Sea-ice sedimentation in the ocean
  • pt. III. Glacial (iceberg) sedimentation in the ocean
  • pt. IV. Glacial sedimentogenesis in the earth's geological past
  • pt. V. Basis for the analysis of cryogenic formations : tectonic zonality.