Fjord infill in a high-relief area: Rapid deposition influenced by deglaciation dynamics, glacio-isostatic rebound and gravitational activity

Boreas

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-55

  Lyså, Astrid ^a   Hjelstuen, Berit Oline ^b   Larsen, Eiliv ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FJORD; GLACIAL REBOUND; GLACIER ADVANCE; GLACIOISOSTASY; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; ICE MARGIN; INFILL; LAST DEGLACIATION; ROCK AVALANCHE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

NORDFJORDEN; NORWAY; SOGN OG FJORDANE;

EID: 77953899245     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2009.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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