Evidence for Heinrich event 1 in the British Isles

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 549-568

  McCabe, Marshall ^a   Knight, Jasper ^a   McCarron, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMS 14C dating; British Isles; Drumlinisation; Heinrich event 1; Ice flow lines; Killard Point Stadial

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HEINRICH EVENT; ICE MOVEMENT; PALEOCLIMATE;

IRISH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032462266     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(1998110)13:6<549::AID-JQS394>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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