A deglaciation model of the Oberhasli, Switzerland

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 46-59

  Wirsig, Christian ^a   Zasadni, Jerzy ^b   Ivy Ochs, Susan ^a   Christl, Marcus ^a   Kober, Florian ^c   Schlüchter, Christian ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

10Be; Deglaciation history; Exposure dating; Haslital; High Alps

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; DEGLACIATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; ICE FLOW; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84955213192     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2831     Document Type: Article

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