Cosmogenic analysis of glacial terrains in the eastern Canadian Arctic: A test for inherited nuclides and the effectiveness of glacial erosion

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 28, Issue , 1999, Pages 181-188

  Davis, P Thompson ^a   Bierman, Paul R ^b   Marsella, Kimberly A ^b,d   Caffee, Marc W ^c   Southon, John R ^c  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL LANDFORM;

BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 0033391799     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756499781821805     Document Type: Article

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