Glacier response to the change in atmospheric circulation in the eastern Mediterranean during the Last Glacial Maximum

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 19, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-41

  Akçar, Naki ^a   Yavuz, Vural ^b   Ivy Ochs, Susan ^c   Reber, Regina ^a   Kubik, Peter W ^c   Zahno, Conradin ^d   Schlüchter, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Black Sea; Lateglacial; Surface exposure dating; Termiantion I; Turkey; Uluda ; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ANATOLIA; BLACK SEA; BURSA [TURKEY]; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TURKEY; ULU DAG;

EID: 84888836429     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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