Sedimentology and chronology of the advance and retreat of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet on the continental shelf west of Ireland
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- 作者：Jared L. Petersa ; Peters-J@email.ulster.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Sara Benettia ; Paul Dunlopa ; Colm Ó ; Cofaighb ; Steven G. Moretonc ; Andrew J. Wheelerd ; Christopher D. Clarke
- 关键词：British-Irish Ice Sheet ; Retreat rate ; Grounding zone wedge ; Readvance ; Radiocarbon ; Sedimentology ; Geomorphology ; Ice shelf ; Killard Point Stadial ; Nahanagan (Younger Dryas) Stadial
- 刊名：Quaternary Science Reviews
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：140
- 期：Complete
- 页码：101-124
- 全文大小：7858 K
文摘
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Our findings characterise BIIS behaviour during retreat.
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New radiocarbon ages constrain retreat rates.
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Multiple lines of evidence identify a mid-shelf stillstand.
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Geomorphology identifies retreat phase thinning and reconfiguration.
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Ice shelf buttressing slowed initial grounding zone retreat.