Patterning mechanisms in subglacial carbonate dissolution and deposition

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 48, Issue 162, 2002, Pages 386-400

  Ng, Felix ^a   Hallet, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DISSOLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOLUTION FEATURE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

EID: 0036938969     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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