The deglaciation history of the Simplon region (southern Swiss Alps) constrained by 10Be exposure dating of ice-molded bedrock surfaces

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-38

  Dielforder, Armin ^a   Hetzel, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpine Lateglacial; Deglaciation; Last Glacial Maximum; Paleoclimate; Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

DOMES; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MELTING; QUARTZ;

DEGLACIATIONS; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LATEGLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATES; SWISS ALPS;

ICE;

ALLEROD; ALTITUDE; BEDROCK; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; BOLLING; DATING METHOD; DEGLACIATION; ICE RETREAT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MOUNTAIN REGION; OLDER DRYAS; PALEOCLIMATE; PIEDMONT; VALLEY GLACIER;

ALPS; SIMPLON; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84889568772     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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