Subglacial drainage by groundwater-channel coupling, and the origin of esker systems: part II-theory and simulation of a modern system

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1091-1105

  Boulton, G S ^a   Lunn, R ^a   Vidstrand, P ^a   Zatsepin, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; SEDIMENTATION;

ESKER SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS; SEDIMENTARY CHARACTERISTICS; SUBGLACIAL DRAINAGE;

GLACIERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; ESKER; GLACIER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34248230793     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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