In situ cosmogenic exposure ages from the Isle of Skye, northwest Scotland: Implications for the timing of deglaciation and readvance from 15 to 11ka

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-158

  Small, David ^a   Rinterknecht, Vincent ^a   Austin, William ^a   Fabel, Derek ^b   Miguens Rodriguez, Maria ^c   xu, Sheng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic exposure ages; Loch Lomond Readvance; Moraines; Scotland; Wester Ross Readvance

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITION; DEVENSIAN; GLACIER; ICE SHEET; MORAINE; PALEOCLIMATE;

HEBRIDES; HIGHLAND; INNER HEBRIDES; SCOTLAND; SKYE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856771834     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1522     Document Type: Article

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