Geography & Geosciences Theses: Recent submissions
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Dynamics of the British Ice Sheet and prevailing hydrographic conditions for the last 175,000 years : an investigation of marine sediment core MD04-2822 from the Rockall Trough
(University of St Andrews, 2011) - ThesisThis study presents a stratigraphic investigation of the marine sediment core MD04-2822 from the Rockall Trough (56° 50.54’ N, 11° 22.96’ W; 2344 m water depth). This core is currently the only available high resolution ... -
An investigation into the controls of granite plutonism in the Sierra da Freita region, Northern Portugal
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - ThesisThe Serra da Freita region of north central Portugal was chosen for study as it displays the complex relationships between regional structure, plutonism, regional and contact metamorphism typical of this part of Iberia. ... -
River channel planform changes in upland Scotland : with specific reference to climate fluctuation and landuse changes over the last 250 years
(University of St Andrews, 1986) - ThesisRates of river channel change in three contrasting Scottish upland environments have been studied within the context of Climatic fluctuation and landuse changes over the last 250 years. The object of the research was ... -
Bedload transport, vertical exchange and sediment storage in two Scottish Highland gravel bed streams
(University of St Andrews, 1993) - ThesisHigh recovery magnetic tracing techniques have been utilised to record the 3- dimensional downstream transport of individual clasts within two Scottish Highland gravel-bed streams over a period of 16 months. The results ... -
Late Quaternary alluvial fans, debris cones and talus cones in the Grampian Highlands, Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - ThesisAlluvial fans, debris cones and rockfall talus cones are widespread in upland Britain, but remarkably little is known about their characteristics, development and significance. This research project has three ...