How glaciers entrain and transport basal sediment: Physical constraints

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1017-1038

  Alley, R B ^a   Cuffey, K M ^b   Evenson, E B ^c   Strasser, J C ^c   Lawson, D E ^d   Larsonh, G J ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL SEDIMENT; ENTRAINMENT; GLACIER; ICE SHEET;

EID: 0031426136     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(97)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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