Fjord systems and archives: A review

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 344, Issue , 2010, Pages 5-15

  Howe, John A ^a   Austin, William E N ^b   Forwick, Matthias ^c   Paetzel, Matthias ^d   Harland, Rex ^e,f   Cage, Alix G ^b,g  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f Manchester Metropolitan University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^g MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FJORD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE SHEET; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

EID: 80053344103     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP344.2     Document Type: Article

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