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, A.J., Woodward, J., Dunning, S.A., Shine, A.J., Stokes, C.R., O'Cofaigh, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: John Wiley 2012
• Subjects: Loch Ness; Geophysical surveys; Jökulhlaup; Deglaciation; Proglacial; Dammed Lake; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/11092/; https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1538

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 the north...