Glacial history of sub-Antarctic South Georgia based on the submarine geomorphology of its fjords

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 129-147

  Hodgson, Dominic A ^a,b   Graham, Alastair G C ^a,c   Griffiths, Huw J ^a   Roberts, Stephen J ^a   Cofaigh, Colm Ó ^b   Bentley, Michael J ^b   Evans, David J A ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Geomorphology; Glacial history; Glaciation; Swath bathymetry

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; SUBMARINES;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; CENTRAL PATAGONIA; COSMOGENIC ISOTOPES; GLACIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL HISTORY; GLACIATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

FJORD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL HISTORY; GLACIATION; GLACIER ADVANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE CAP; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MORAINE; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 84896100726     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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