Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology : a closer look.

The book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented...

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Main Author: Ehlers, J.
Other Authors: Gibbard, P. L., Hughes, P. D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2011
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:The book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) such as ArcView or ArcGIS. The accompanying text supplies the information on how the data were obtained (geomorphology, geological mapping, air photograph evaluation, satellite imagery), how the feature.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1127 pages)
ISBN:9780444535375
0444535373
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.