An Early Pleistocene grounded ice sheet in the Central North Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 185-209

  Buckley, F A ^a  

^a Senergy Survey and GeoEngineering Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEPOCENTER; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; GLACIOTECTONICS; ICE RETREAT; ICE SHEET; ICEBERG; MELTWATER; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TRANSGRESSION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84871602677     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP368.8     Document Type: Article

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