Geomorphic evidence for active and inactive phases of Late Devensian ice in north-central Ireland

Geomorphology

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 4-19

  Knight, Jasper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ice stagnation; Ice marginal processes; Ireland; Late Devensian glaciation

Indexed keywords

DEVENSIAN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL LANDFORM; LATE GLACIAL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645881681     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.08.019     Document Type: Article

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