Glacial incisions indicating Middle and Upper PIeistocene ice limits off Britain
ABSTRACT From the recognition that major incisions formed at lowland or tidewater ice sheet margins during each of the last three glacial stages, it is assumed that a standard Quaternary stratigraphy is applicable to the deposits geophysically profiled on the continental shelf off Britain. Ice limit...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1989.tb00430.x 2024-06-02T08:08:15+00:00 Glacial incisions indicating Middle and Upper PIeistocene ice limits off Britain Wingfield, R.T.R. 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.1989.tb00430.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-3121.1989.tb00430.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-3121.1989.tb00430.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Terra Nova volume 1, issue 6, page 538-548 ISSN 0954-4879 1365-3121 journal-article 1989 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.1989.tb00430.x 2024-05-03T11:11:59Z ABSTRACT From the recognition that major incisions formed at lowland or tidewater ice sheet margins during each of the last three glacial stages, it is assumed that a standard Quaternary stratigraphy is applicable to the deposits geophysically profiled on the continental shelf off Britain. Ice limits for each glacial stadial can be mapped from the geographical distribution of the incisions. During the next glacial stage major incisions will be downcut on the present continental shelf or coastal lowlands to some 350 m below the ambient surface. This will have important environmental consequences regarding the long‐term burial of hazardous wastes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Wiley Online Library Terra Nova 1 6 538 548 |
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ABSTRACT From the recognition that major incisions formed at lowland or tidewater ice sheet margins during each of the last three glacial stages, it is assumed that a standard Quaternary stratigraphy is applicable to the deposits geophysically profiled on the continental shelf off Britain. Ice limits for each glacial stadial can be mapped from the geographical distribution of the incisions. During the next glacial stage major incisions will be downcut on the present continental shelf or coastal lowlands to some 350 m below the ambient surface. This will have important environmental consequences regarding the long‐term burial of hazardous wastes. |
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Glacial incisions indicating Middle and Upper PIeistocene ice limits off Britain |
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Glacial incisions indicating Middle and Upper PIeistocene ice limits off Britain |
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Glacial incisions indicating Middle and Upper PIeistocene ice limits off Britain |
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Glacial incisions indicating Middle and Upper PIeistocene ice limits off Britain |
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glacial incisions indicating middle and upper pieistocene ice limits off britain |
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