Sedimentological and GPR studies of subglacial deposits in the Joux Valley (Vaud, Switzerland): Backset accretion in an esker followed by an erosive jökulhlaup;Études sédimentologique et géoradar des dépôts sous-glaciaires de la vallée de Joux (vaud, Suisse): Accrétion en backsets dans un esker suivie d'un jökulhlaup érosif

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-32

  Fiore, Julien ^a   Pugin, André ^b   Beres, Milan ^a  

^a Département de Géologie et Paléontologie   (Switzerland)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUMLIN; ESKER; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; JOKULHLAUP; MELTWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; WURM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; VAUD;

EID: 1142305879     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/008602ar     Document Type: Article

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