Sedimentary and tectonic architecture of a large push moraine: A case study from Hagafellsjökull-Eystri, Iceland

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 172, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 269-292

  Bennett, Matthew R ^a   Huddart, David ^b   Waller, Richard I ^c   Cassidy, Nigel ^c   Tomio, Alexandre ^d   Zukowskyj, Paul ^e   Midgley, Nicholas G ^b   Cook, Simon J ^c   Gonzalez, Silvia ^b   Glasser, Neil F ^f  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^f ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaciotectonic deformation; Ground penetrating radar; Push moraines

Indexed keywords

GEOMECHANICS; GLACIOTECTONICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PUSH MORAINE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; HAGAFELLSJOKULL; ICELAND; WORLD;

EID: 10644271724     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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