Relict rock glaciers as indicators of Mediterranean palaeoclimate during the Last Glacial Maximum (Late Würmian) in northwest Greece

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 431-440

  Hughes, P D ^a   Gibbard, P L ^a   Woodward, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greece; Last Glacial Maximum; Late W rmian; Palaeoclimate; Periglaciation; Rock glaciers; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CIRQUE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MOUNTAIN REGION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; ROCK GLACIER;

GREECE;

EID: 0041767485     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.764     Document Type: Article

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