The evolution of western Scandinavian topography: A review of Neogene uplift versus the ICE (isostasy–climate–erosion) hypothesis

Journal of Geodynamics - Tập 47 Số 2-3 - Trang 72-95 - 2009
Søren B. Nielsen1, Kerry Gallagher2, Callum Leighton3, Niels Balling1, L. Svenningsen1, Bo Holm Jacobsen1, Erik Thomsen1, Ole Bækgaard Nielsen1, Claus Heilmann‐Clausen1, David L. Egholm1, M Summerfield4, Ole R. Clausen1, Jan A. Piotrowski1, Marianne R. Thorsen1, Mads Huuse5, Niels Abrahamsen1, Cuchlaine A. M. King6, Holger Lykke‐Andersen1
1Department of Earth Science, The University of Aarhus, Høegh-Guldbergs gade 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
2Géosciences Rennes, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, 35042, France
3Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AS, UK
4Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
5Department of Geology and Petroleum Geology, University of Aberdeen, UK
616A Park Road, Bridport, Dorset, UK

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