Multiple advances of Alpine glaciers into the Jura Mountains in the Northwestern Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 225-238

  Graf, Angela ^a   Akçar, Naki ^b   Ivy Ochs, Susan ^c   Strasky, Stefan ^c   Kubik, Peter W ^c   Christl, Marcus ^c   Burkhard, Martin ^d   Wieler, Rainer ^c   Schlüchter, Christian ^b  

^a Geologische Beratungen Schenker Korner + Partner GmbH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic 10Be; Foreland; LGM; Rhone; Surface exposure dating; Valais

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; RECONSTRUCTION; VALLEY GLACIER;

JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84941353882     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-015-0195-y     Document Type: Article

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