Chronology of glaciation and deglaciation during the loch lomond (younger dryas) stade in the scottish highlands: Implications of recalibrated 10Be exposure ages

Boreas

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 513-526

  Ballantyne, Colin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; BOULDER; DEGLACIATION; EROSION RATE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE RETREAT; MORAINE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BOREAS;

EID: 84866773684     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2012.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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