Modification of clast shape in high-arctic glacial environments

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 550-559

  Bennett, Matthew R ^a   Hambrey, Michael J ^b   Huddart, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

AXIAL RATIO; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENTS; GLACIAL SEDIMENTS; GROWING BODIES; HIGH ARCTIC; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; SHAPE DATA; SUBGLACIAL SEDIMENT;

DATA VISUALIZATION;

CLAST SHAPE; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIAL SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SVALBARD;

EID: 0030812970     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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