Palaeoglaciology of the Alexander Island ice cap, western Antarctic Peninsula, reconstructed from marine geophysical and core data

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-81

  Graham, Alastair G C ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Deglaciation; Glacial geomorphology; Glacial refugia; Last Glacial Maximum; Palaeoglaciology

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; DEGLACIATIONS; GLACIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL REFUGIA; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALAEOGLACIOLOGY;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; LANDFORMS; SNOW;

ICE;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE CAP; ICE FLOW; ICE FREE CORRIDOR; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; REFUGIUM; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

ALEXANDER ISLAND; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84862812883     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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