Evidence for Subglacial Deformation and Deposition during a Complete Advance-Stagnation Cycle of Kötlujökull, Iceland – A Case Study

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Evidence for Subglacial Deformation and Deposition during a Complete Advance-Stagnation Cycle of Kötlujökull, Iceland – A Case Study. / Klint, K E S; Richardt, N; Krüger, Johannes.

The Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, Iceland. Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano. ed. / A Schomacker; Johannes Krüger; Kurt H Kjær. Amsterdam and Oxford : Elsevier, 2010. p. 145-158 (Developments in Quaternary Sciences, Vol. 13).

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Klint, KES, Richardt, N & Krüger, J 2010, Evidence for Subglacial Deformation and Deposition during a Complete Advance-Stagnation Cycle of Kötlujökull, Iceland – A Case Study. in A Schomacker, J Krüger & KH Kjær (eds), The Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, Iceland. Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano. Elsevier, Amsterdam and Oxford, Developments in Quaternary Sciences, vol. 13, pp. 145-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1571-0866(09)01309-8

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Klint, K. E. S., Richardt, N., & Krüger, J. (2010). Evidence for Subglacial Deformation and Deposition during a Complete Advance-Stagnation Cycle of Kötlujökull, Iceland – A Case Study. In A. Schomacker, J. Krüger, & K. H. Kjær (Eds.), The Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, Iceland. Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano (pp. 145-158). Elsevier. Developments in Quaternary Sciences Vol. 13 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1571-0866(09)01309-8

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Klint KES, Richardt N, Krüger J. Evidence for Subglacial Deformation and Deposition during a Complete Advance-Stagnation Cycle of Kötlujökull, Iceland – A Case Study. In Schomacker A, Krüger J, Kjær KH, editors, The Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, Iceland. Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano. Amsterdam and Oxford: Elsevier. 2010. p. 145-158. (Developments in Quaternary Sciences, Vol. 13). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1571-0866(09)01309-8

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Klint, K E S ; Richardt, N ; Krüger, Johannes. / Evidence for Subglacial Deformation and Deposition during a Complete Advance-Stagnation Cycle of Kötlujökull, Iceland – A Case Study. The Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, Iceland. Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano. editor / A Schomacker ; Johannes Krüger ; Kurt H Kjær. Amsterdam and Oxford : Elsevier, 2010. pp. 145-158 (Developments in Quaternary Sciences, Vol. 13).

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