On the origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine1

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1152-1167

  Barnett, P J ^a   Sharpe, D R ^b   Russell, H A J ^c   Brennand, T A ^d   Gorrell, G ^e   Kenny, F ^f   Pugin, A ^g,h  

^a Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e RRI   (Canada)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^g Institut F A Forel   (Switzerland)

^h Département de Géologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; GLACIAL LANDFORM; MORAINE;

CANADA; OAK RIDGES; ONTARIO;

EID: 0032461005     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e98-062     Document Type: Article

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