Little Ice Age and neoglacial landforms at the Inland Ice margin, Isunguata Sermia, Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland

Boreas

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-351

  Forman, Steven L ^a   Marin, Liliana ^a   Van Der Veen, Cornelis ^a   Tremper, Catherine ^a   Csatho, Bea ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE THICKNESS; LITTLE ICE AGE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MORAINE; NEOGLACIAL; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SILT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; ISUNGUATA SERMIA; KANGERLUSSUAQ; WEST GREENLAND;

RHIZOCARPON;

EID: 36248958622     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130601173301     Document Type: Article

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