Extent of the last ice sheet in northern Scotland tested with cosmogenic Be-10 exposure ages
The extent of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) in northern Scotland is disputed. A restricted ice sheet model holds that at the global Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; ca. 23-19 ka) the BIIS terminated on land in northern Scotland, leaving Buchan, Caithness and the Orkney Islands ice-free. An alter...
Published in: | Journal of Quaternary Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2008
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Online Access: | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/extent-of-the-last-ice-sheet-in-northern-scotland-tested-with-cosmogenic-be10-exposure-ages(ea492438-007d-477e-a5b6-05754d800273).html https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1161 |