Glacial and marine geological evidence for the ice sheet configuration in the Weddell Sea-Antarctic Peninsula region during the Last Glacial Maximum

Antarctic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-325

  Bentley, Michael J ^a   Anderson, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Glaciation; Grounding line; Last Glacial Maximum; Trimline; Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL HISTORY; GROUNDING LINE; ICE COVER; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0031723576     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102098000388     Document Type: Article

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