Evolution of a Lateglacial mountain icecap in northern Scotland

Boreas

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 536-554

  Finlayson, Andrew ^a,b   Golledge, Nick ^c   Bradwell, Tom ^a   Fabel, Derek ^d  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DEGLACIATION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIER; ICE CAP; LATE GLACIAL; MASS BALANCE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECONSTRUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79959545252     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2010.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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