Stratigraphic and diatom data from isolation basins in northwest Scotland

Best, Louise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3731-054X, Simms, Alexander, Lloyd, Jeremy and Bradwell, Tom (2026) Stratigraphic and diatom data from isolation basins in northwest Scotland. doi:10.5285/c408d0a8-39b2-45dc-acd3-e2a501fb0e44 (Submitted)

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Abstract

This dataset contains the sediment descriptions and diatom data from a series of isolation basins in northwest Scotland. The data are from different areas in northwest Scotland: Raasay, Fearnmore, Loch Ewe, Reiff, and Inverkirkaig. For each area, sediment gouge and Russian cores were taken at possible isolation basin sites; the collection dates, location information (latitude/longitude) and sediment descriptions are provided for the coring sites in each area. The accompanying diatom counts are provided for cores that underwent diatom analysis. Data derived from NERC Grant NE/X009343/1 part of grant NSFGEO-NERC: Collaborative Research: How important are sea-level feedbacks in stabilizing marine-based ice streams? The project focusses on constraining the relative sea-level history of northwest Scotland, around the former Minch Ice Stream, to provide records for testing models of the interplay between ice-sheets, glacio-isostatic adjustment, and relative sea-level changes. Samples were collected 2022- 2025 and diatom analysis undertaken 2022- 2026.

Item Type:	Dataset
Related URLs:	Dataset https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/sr...
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Arts, Culture and Environment
Depositing User:	Louise Best
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2026 14:43
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2026 14:43
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/15776

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