Late quaternary paraglacial sedimentation in the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, southwest Ireland

Irish Geography

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-77

  Anderson, Ed ^a   Harrison, Stephan ^b  

^a Bede College   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macgillycuddy's Reeks; Midlandian; Paraglacial; Talus; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL SEDIMENTATION; GLACIER; HILLSLOPE; HOLOCENE; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; QUATERNARY; ROCKFALL; TALUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846139304     PISSN: 00750778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00750770609555867     Document Type: Article

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