Late weichselian history of relative sea level changes in iceland during a collapse and subsequent retreat of marine based ice sheet;Cambios relativos del nivel del mar en Islandia a finales del Weichseliense durante el colapso y consiguiente retirada del manto de hielo marino

Cuadernos de Investigacion Geografica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-277

  Petursson H G ^a   Norddahl H ^b   Ingolfsson O ^b  

^a ICELANDIC INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Ice sheet; Iceland; Sea level; Weichselian

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937546517     PISSN: 02116820     EISSN: 16979540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18172/cig.2741     Document Type: Article

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