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, Woodward, John, Dunning, Stuart, Shine, Adrian, Stokes, Chris, Ó Cofaigh, Colm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
• Subjects: F600 Geology; F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences; Dammed Lake; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6316/; 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 of th...