Episodic reactivation of large-scale push moraines in front of the advancing Taku Glacier, Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Kuriger, E M ^a   Truffer, M ^a   Motyka, Roman J ^a   Bucki, A K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOLLEMENT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; MOBILIZATION; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUSH MORAINE; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; TAKU GLACIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047208554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JF000385     Document Type: Article

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