An approach to modelling the impact of snow drift on glaciation in the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-321

  Purves, Ross S ^a   Mackaness, William A ^a   Sugden, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cairngorms; GIS; Glaciation; Snow drifting; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

GIS; GLACIATION; SNOW COVER; YOUNGER DRYAS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033165774     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199907)14:4<313::AID-JQS457>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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