Identification of basal layer debris in ice-marginal moraines, Russell Glacier, West Greenland

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1407-1414

  Adam, William G ^a   Knight, Peter G ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; ICE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

BASAL LAYER DEBRIS;

GLACIERS;

BASAL ICE; DEFORMATION; ICE MARGIN; MORAINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

GREENLAND; RUSSELL GLACIER;

EID: 0038419940     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(03)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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