Holocene palaeosols and aeolian activities in the Umimmalissuaq valley, West Greenland

Aeolian sand sheets and active dunefields preserve an ancient Holocene land surface represented by palaeosols that occur around the present ice margin in the Kangerlussuaq area, West Greenland. To determine the relation between Holocene aeolian activities and periods of soil formation, both substant...

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Published in:The Holocene
Main Authors: Müller, Michael, Thiel, Christine, Kühn, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683616632885
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