Late Holocene floodplain incision and alluvial fan formation in the central Grampian Highlands, Scotland: Chronology, environment and implications

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 651-671

  Ballantyne, Colin K ^a   Whittington, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvial fan; Anthropogenic landscape change; Extreme runoff events; Floodplain terrace; Upland Britain

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CHRONOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN; HOLOCENE; INCISED VALLEY; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033367477     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199912)14:7<651::AID-JQS469>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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