Advances in Irish Quaternary studies

This book provides a new synthesis of the published research on the Quaternary of Ireland. It reviews a number of significant advances in the last three decades on the understanding of the pattern and chronology of the Irish Quaternary glacial, interglacial, floristic and occupation records. Those u...

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Other Authors Coxon, Peter (Editor), McCarron, Stephen (Editor), Mitchell, Fraser (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris, France : Atlantis Press, [2017]
SeriesAtlantis advances in quaternary science ; volume 1.
Subjects
Geology, Stratigraphic > Quaternary.
Geology > Ireland.
Ireland.
From 2 million years ago
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789462392199
9789462392182
Physical Description1 online resource (vii, 316 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Advances in Irish Quaternary studies
  • The pre-Quaternary landscape of Ireland
  • Glacial geomorphology of the last Irish Ice Sheet
  • The last Irish Ice Sheet: extent and chronology
  • Deglaciation of the northern Irish Sea Basin
  • Relative sea-level change around the Irish coast
  • Periglacial and paraglacial processes, landforms and sediments
  • The human colonisation of Ireland in northwest European context.

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