The taphonomy of Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition (LGIT) distal volcanic ash in small Scottish lakes

Boreas

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-145

  Pyne O'donnell, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; HOLOCENE; LAKE; LAKE LEVEL; LAST GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; TAPHONOMY; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC ASH;

HEBRIDES; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650393278     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2010.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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