The role of sediment transport in the mechanics of jökulhlaups

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 22, Issue , 1996, Pages 255-259

  Fowler, A C ^a   Ng, F S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FLOOD; ICE SHEET; JOKULHLAUP; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE;

ICELAND, VATNAJOKULL, GRIMSVOTN;

EID: 0030424992     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/1996aog22-1-255-259     Document Type: Article

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