Direct shear tests of materials from a cold glacier: Implications for landform development

Quaternary International

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 129-137

  Fitzsimons, Sean J ^a   McManus, Kevin J ^b   Sirota, Paul ^a   Lorrain, Regi D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; DEFORMATION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; SHEAR TEST; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA; SUESS GLACIER; VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 0035652489     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(01)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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