Pleistocene glaciations in Denmark: A closer look at chronology, ice dynamics and landforms

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 47-58

  Houmark Nielsen, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Glacial landforms; Glaciation chronology; Palaeo geography

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959827817     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53447-7.00005-2     Document Type: Book

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