A Younger Dryas plateau icefield in the Monadhliath, Scotland, and implications for regional palaeoclimate

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 108, Issue , 2015, Pages 139-162

  Boston, Clare M ^a,b   Lukas, Sven ^a   Carr, Simon J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacier reconstruction; Palaeoclimate; Plateau icefield; Scotland; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS;

GLACIER RECONSTRUCTION; PALAEOCLIMATE; PLATEAU ICEFIELD; SCOTLAND; YOUNGER DRYAS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 84919932965     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.020     Document Type: Article

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