Cosmogenic surface exposure dating the last deglaciation in Denmark: Discrepancies with independent age constraints suggest delayed periglacial landform stabilisation

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-17

  Houmark Nielsen, M ^a   Linge, H ^b   Fabel, D ^c   Schnabel, C ^d   Xu, S ^d   Wilcken, K M ^d   Binnie, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denmark; Erratic boulders and bedrock; In situ cosmogenic 10Be and 36Cl; Landform dependence; Surface exposure dating

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DATING METHOD; ERRATIC; LAST DEGLACIATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM; WEICHSELIAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BORNHOLM; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN;

EID: 84868214445     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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