The Quaternary geomorphology of Scotland: the research contribution of J. B. Sissons

Auteurs :
BALLANTYNE, C. K.
GRAY, J. M.

Description :
Significance of meltwater charmels and related fluvioglacial landforms. Raised and buried shorelines and associated sea-level changes in eastern Scotland. Extent and chronology of the last Scottish ice sheet and associated readvances. Extent and palaeoclimatic implications of Loch Lomond Stadial glaciers. Landscape evolution in the Glen Roy area and links between deglaciation, unloading, faulting, earthquakes and landslides. The paper includes a complete list of Sissons'publications.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary science reviews Oxford, 1984, vol. 3, n°. 4, p. 259-289, Références bibliographiques : 69 + 93 réf.

Date :
1984