The interpretation and classification of subglacially-deformed materials

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-52

  Benn, Douglas I ^a   Evans, David J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; SEDIMENT; SUBGLACIAL SEDIMENT; TILL;

EID: 0030302487     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-3791(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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