Preliminary study of laminated, silt-rich debris bands: Matanuska Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 28, Issue , 1999, Pages 261-266

  Ensminger, Staci L ^a   Evenson, Edward B ^a   Larson, Grahame J ^b   Lawson, Daniel E ^c   Alley, Richard B ^d   Strasser, Jeffrey C ^e  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL DEPOSIT; MORAINE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033382525     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756499781821850     Document Type: Article

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