The impact of North Atlantic storminess on western European coasts: A review

Quaternary International

Volumn 195, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 31-41

  Clarke, Michèle L ^a   Rendell, Helen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LITTLE ICE AGE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; STORM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 58549106962     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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