Deglaciation dynamics following the Little Ice Age on Svalbard: Implications for shaping of landscapes at high latitudes

Geomorphology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 300-319

  Lønne, Ida ^a   Lyså, Astrid ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Norway ^*  (Norway)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Glacial landforms; Little Ice Age; Meltwater; Moraines; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LITTLE ICE AGE;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 28844493204     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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