Sedimentology and luminescence ages of Glacial Lake Humber deposits in the central Vale of York

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 209-222

  Murton, Della K ^a   Pawley, Steven M ^b   Murton, Julian B ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaciolacustrine; Lake Humber; Last Glacial Maximum; Luminescence dating

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MELTWATER; MORAINE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; RIPPLE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER LEVEL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH YORKSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALE OF YORK; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 71749097579     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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