Glacial dynamics in southernmost South America during marine isotope stage 5e to the Younger Dryas chron: A brief review with a focus on cosmogenic nuclide measurements

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 649-658

  Kaplan, Michael R ^a   Moreno, Patricio I ^b   Rojas, Maisa ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Climate change; GCM modelling; Last Glacial Maximum; South America; Surface exposure dating

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOCLIMATE; TIMESCALE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53949083504     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1209     Document Type: Review

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