Identification and significance of ice-flow-transverse subglacial ridges (Rogen moraines) in northern central Ireland

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-524

  Knight, Jasper ^a   Mccabe, A Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drumlinisation; Glacial bedforms; Ireland; Rogen moraines

Indexed keywords

DRUMLIN; GLACIAL LANDFORM; ROGEN MORAINE; SUBGLACIAL DIAMICT;

UK, NORTHERN IRELAND, OMAGH BASIN;

EID: 0031411644     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(199711/12)12:6<519::aid-jqs313>3.0.co;2-q     Document Type: Article

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