Debris entrainment and transfer in polythermal valley glaciers

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 45, Issue 149, 1999, Pages 69-86

  Hambrey, Michael J ^a   Bennett, Matthew R ^b   Dowdeswell, Julian A ^c   Glasser, Neil F ^d   Huddart, David ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGLACIAL PROCESS; ENTRAINMENT; ICE MOVEMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VALLEY GLACIER;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0032795232     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0022143000003051     Document Type: Article

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