Segregated-intrusive ice of subglacial meltwater origin in retrogressive thaw flow headwalls, Richardson Mountains, NWT, Canada

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 681-696

  Lacelle, D ^a   Bjornson, J ^a   Lauriol, B ^a   Clark, I D ^a   Troutet, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEBRIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATER;

HEADWALLS; THAW FLOWS;

ICE;

DIAMICTON; FREEZING; GLACIAL SEDIMENTATION; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; WISCONSINAN;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 1242299751     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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