The role of folding and foliation development in the genesis of medial moraines: Examples from Svalbard Glaciers

Journal of Geology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-485

  Hambrey, Michael J ^a   Glasser, Neil F ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLDING; FOLIATION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIER; GLACIOLOGY; MORAINE;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0042824197     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375281     Document Type: Article

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