Open AccessQuaternary geology in Sweden in the 1980s
Author(s) -
LUNDQVIST JAN
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1987.tb00105.x
Subject(s) - quaternary , deglaciation , geology , pleistocene , holocene , glacial period , stratigraphy , paleontology , quaternary science , sea level , earth science , physical geography , oceanography , tectonics , geography
The author gives a brief review of the most important research on Quaternary geology in Sweden during the last few years and the main lines of development of ideas. Emphasis is put on the present ‘state of the art’ within the following fields: Mapping, international projects, Quaternary deposits, dating methods, Pleistocene stratigraphy, glaciation models, deglaciation, sea‐level changes, and Holocene.