The Loch Lomond Readvance on the Isle of Mull, Scotland: Glacier reconstruction and palaeoclimatic implications

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 759-771

  Ballantyne, Colin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equilibrium line altitudes; Icefield; Loch Lomond Stade; Palaeoclimate; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EQUILIBRIUM LINE; GLACIATION; GLACIER ADVANCE; LOCH LOMOND STADIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036938537     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.729     Document Type: Article

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