The pleistocene glaciations of the North Sea basin

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 261-278

  Graham, Alastair G C ^a   Stoker, Martyn S ^b   Lonergan, Lidia ^c   Bradwell, Tom ^b   Stewart, Margaret A ^c,d  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Neftex Petroleum Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacial geomorphology; Glaciations; Ice streams; North Sea; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959825848     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53447-7.00021-0     Document Type: Book

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