DEGLACIATION OF THE YOUNGER DRYAS OR LOCH-LOMOND STADIAL ICE-FIELD IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS, SCOTLAND

被引：103

作者：

BENNETT, MR

BOULTON, GS

机构：

[1] School of Earth Sciences, University of Greenwich, Wapping Campus, London, E1 9NU, Brewhouse Lane, Wapping

[2] Department of Geology and Geophysics, The Grant Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, West Mains Road

来源：

JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE | 1993年 / 8卷 / 02期

关键词：

LOCH-LOMOND STADIAL; YOUNGER DRYAS; DEGLACIATION; HUMMOCKY MORAINE; SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS;

D O I：

10.1002/jqs.3390080206

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

When viewed from the air, Scottish 'hummocky moraine' can be resolved into a series of linear ridges that resemble those found at the margins of actively retreating glaciers today. Recent work has supported the interpretation of these linear ridges as ice-marginal landforms and the authors believe that the majority of 'hummocky moraine' deposits can be interpreted in this way. Consequently the pattern of deglaciation can be established fairly precisely from the pattern of linear ridges. This approach is applied to the landforms of the northern part of the Loch Lomond Stadial ice-field in order to reconstruct the regional pattern of deglaciation. This leads to important inferences about the significance of topographic control during deglaciation and more importantly it provides fresh insight into the environment of the British Isles during the Loch Lomond Stadial.

引用

页码：133 / 145

页数：13

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