Lithostratigraphy and age estimations of the Pleistocene erosional remnants near the centre of the Scandinavian glaciations in western Finland

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 166-180

  Pitkäranta, Reijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

AGE ESTIMATIONS; DEGLACIAL; FINLAND; GRAINED SEDIMENTS; LITHOFACIES; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIATION; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 57749190570     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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