Lateglacial to Holocene relative sea-level changes in the Bjarkarlundur area near Reykhólar, North West Iceland

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 816-831

  Lloyd, Jerry M ^a   Norddahl, Hreggvidur ^b   Bentley, Michael J ^a   Newton, Anthony J ^c   Tucker, Owen ^a   Zongd, Yongqiang ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLEROD; ALTITUDE; BOLLING; DEGLACIATION; HOLOCENE; LATE GLACIAL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT; YOUNGER DRYAS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; REYKJANES PENINSULA; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70350402034     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1272     Document Type: Article

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