Palaeoclimatology and palaeohydrography of the glacial stages on Celtic and Armorican margins over the last 360 000 yrs

Marine Geology

Volumn 224, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 57-82

  Mojtahid, M ^a,e   Eynaud, F ^a   Zaragosi, S ^a   Scourse, J ^b   Bourillet, J F ^c   Garlan, T ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d EPSHOM   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

British Irish Ice Sheet; Celtic margin; Glacial terminations; Laminated sediments

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DEPTH INDICATORS; HYDROLOGY; ICE; LAMINATING; OCEAN HABITATS; WATER;

BRITISH-IRISH ICE SHEET; CELTIC MARGIN; GLACIAL STAGES; LAMINATED SEDIMENTS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

ICE MARGIN; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; RHYTHMITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 27644443209     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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