The evolution of periglacial patterned ground in East Anglia, UK

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 301-317

  Bateman, Mark D ^a   Hitchens, Stephen ^a   Murton, Julian B ^b   Lee, Jonathan R ^c   Gibbard, Philip L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalkland; Coversand; OSL; Polygon; Stripes

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; PLEISTOCENE; POLYGON;

EAST ANGLIA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84900486712     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2704     Document Type: Article

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