Honeycomb development on Alexander Island, glacial history of George VI Sound and palaeoclimatic implications (Two Step Cliffs/Mars Oasis, W Antarctica)

Geomorphology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 117-138

  André, Marie Françoise ^a   Hall, Kevin ^b  

^a Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alveolar weathering; Antarctic Peninsula; Geomorphic and vegetational response to Holocene climate fluctuations; Ice shelf fluctuations; Lithobiontic film

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; ICE SHELF; PALEOCLIMATE; WEATHERING;

ALEXANDER ISLAND; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 12444290847     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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