An integrated approach to the study of glaciolacustrine landforms and sediments: A case study from Hagavatn, Iceland

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 633-665

  Bennett, Matthew R ^a   Huddart, David ^b   Mccormick, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PLEISTOCENE;

ICELAND;

EID: 0034066341     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(99)00013-X     Document Type: Article

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