Ice dynamics in the SW sector of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet (SIS) – a fresh perspective from the classical area of the Weichselian glaciation in northern Brandenburg
Christopher Lüthgens
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Institute of Applied Geology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
Jacob Hardt
Department of Earth Sciences, Physical Geography, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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