Extent and deglacial chronology of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet: Implications of exposure dating using cosmogenic isotopes

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 515-534

  Ballantyne, Colin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Irish Ice Sheet; Cosmogenic isotopes; Deglaciation chronology; Exposure dating; Last glacial maximum

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DEGLACIATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL EROSION; ICE CAP; ICE COVER; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MORAINE; OCEAN BASIN; RADIOCARBON DATING; RADIONUCLIDE;

GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955620378     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1310     Document Type: Article

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