Geophysical surveys of the sediments of Loch Ness, Scotland: implications for the deglaciation of the Moray Firth Ice Stream, British–Irish Ice Sheet

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Turner, Andrew J., Woodward, John, Dunning, Stuart A., Shine, Adrian J., Stokes, Chris R., Cofaigh, Colm Ó
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: Dammed Lake; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1538; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.1538; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.1538

Abstract We present results from three geophysical campaigns using high‐resolution sub‐bottom profiling to image sediments deposited in Loch Ness, Scotland. Sonar profiles show distinct packages of sediment, providing insight into the loch's deglacial history. A recessional moraine complex in t...