Late Quaternary neotectonics and mass movement in South East Raasay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 120, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 145-154

  Smith, David E ^a   Stewart, Iain S ^b   Harrison, Stephan ^c   Firth, Callum R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacio isostasy; Mass movement; Neotectonics; Paraglacial; Periglacial; Raasay

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAULTING; GLACIOISOSTASY; MASS MOVEMENT; NEOTECTONICS; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; QUATERNARY; TALUS; TRENCH; YOUNGER DRYAS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HEBRIDES; INNER HEBRIDES; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 71649116038     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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