Morphology, distribution and formation of relict marginal moraines in the Swedish mountains

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-265

  Heyman, Jakob ^a   Hättestrand, Clas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Marginal moraines; Moraine formation; Swedish mountains

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MORAINE; MOUNTAIN REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33845239698     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2006.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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