Levels in the Erie Basin : 4000 BP to present / by: J.P. Coakley. : En13-5/99-228E-PDF
"Lake levels in the Erie basin are driven by three major factors: postglacial isostatic rebound of the outlets, regional hydrological and climatic changes, and to a lesser extent, by neotectonic movements of the outlet. Because of a combination of factors, Lake Erie has undergone a complex history of rises, declines, and stability since the close of the glacial period some 12 000 years ago. From a low-level stage more than 50 m below present levels, the lake has risen at its present level under the influence of these three factors primarily"--Introduction, page [3].
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Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada) |
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Titre | Levels in the Erie Basin : 4000 BP to present / by: J.P. Coakley. |
Titre de la série | NWRI contribution ; 99-228 |
Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
Langue | [Anglais] |
Format | Électronique |
Document électronique | |
Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. "Paleo Lake Levels - The Last Four-Thousand Years, Workshop at Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor MI, April 13-14, 1999." Includes bibliographical references. |
Information sur la publication | [Burlington, Ontario] : Environment Canada, Water Science and Technology Directorate = Environnement Canada, Direction générale des sciences et de la technologie, eau, [1999] |
Auteur / Contributeur | Coakley, J. P. author.(John Phillip), 1940- |
Description | 1 online resource (9 unnumbered pages) |
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Descripteurs | Lakes Water management |