Supraglacial debris-transport variability over time: Examples from Switzerland and Iceland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 22, Issue , 1996, Pages

  Whalley, W B ^a   Palmer, C F ^a   Hamilton, S J ^a   Kitchen, D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIFF RETREAT; DEBRIS SUPPLY; DENUDATION RATE; LITTLE ICE AGE; MORAINE; ROCK GLACIER; SUPRAGLACIAL DEBRIS;

ICELAND, TROLLASKAGI; SWITZERLAND, VALAIS, FEEGLETSCHER;

EID: 0030424950     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0260305500015391     Document Type: Article

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