Subsidence structures associated with subaerial desiccation-crack piping and their role in drainage evolution on a drained proglacial lake bed: Hagavatn, Iceland

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 985-993

  Huddart, David ^a   Bennett, Matthew R ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIERS (MATERIALS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; LAKES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CRACK NETWORKS; DESICCATION CRACKS; LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTATIONS; PRESERVATION POTENTIAL; PROGLACIAL LAKES; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES; SURFACE DRAINAGE;

SUBSIDENCE;

CRACKING; DESICCATION; DRAINAGE; GLACIAL LAKE; PIPING; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUBSIDENCE;

ICELAND;

EID: 12944289741     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/020700700985     Document Type: Article

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