Luminescence dating of Holocene geomorphic activity on Ammassalik Island, SE Greenland

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-205

  Christiansen, Hanne H ^a,c   Murray, Andrew S ^b,d   Mejdahl, Vagn ^b,d   Humlum, Ole ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Faroese Museum of Natural History   (Faroe Islands)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HOLOCENE; LUMINESCENCE DATING;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0033082582     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(98)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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