Patterns of isostatic land uplift during the Holocene: Evidence from mainland Scotland

Holocene

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 489-501

  Smith, David E ^a   Cullingford, Robin A ^b   Firth, Callum R ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacio isostasy; Holone; Isobase; Isostasy; Quadratic trend surface analysis; Raised shoreline; Scotland

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; MODEL; SHORE; UNITED KINGDOM;

HOLOCENE; ISOSTASY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE; UPLIFT;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034097954     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968300676735907     Document Type: Article

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