Mezen Bay - A key area for understanding Weichselian glaciations in northern Russia

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-93

  Kjær, Kurt H ^a   Demidov, Igor N ^b   Larsen, Eiliv ^c   Murray, Andrew ^d   Nielsen, Jan K ^e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Marine inundation; Northern Russia; Timan ice cap; Weichselian glaciations

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; ICE CAP; QUATERNARY; WEICHSELIAN;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WHITE SEA;

EID: 0037280239     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.700     Document Type: Article

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