Glaciation style and the geomorphological record: Evidence for Younger Dryas glaciers in the eastern Lake District, northwest England

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-58

  McDougall, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaciation style; Glacier reconstructions; Icefield; Lake District; Loch Lomond Stadial; Moraines; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION STYLE; GLACIER RECONSTRUCTION; ICEFIELD; LOCH LOMOND STADIAL; MORAINES; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE; LAKES; LANDFORMS; REPAIR;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIATION; ICE FIELD; ICE FREE CORRIDOR; MORAINE; PALEOCLIMATE; RECONSTRUCTION; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879309601     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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