Glacial landforms on German Bank, Scotian Shelf: Evidence for late Wisconsinan ice-sheet dynamics and implications forthe formation of De Geer moraines

Boreas

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-169

  Todd, Brian J ^a   Valentine, Page C ^a   Longva, Oddvar ^a   Shaw, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DRUMLIN; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIATION; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MORAINE; WISCONSINAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GERMAN BANK; GULF OF MAINE; LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SCOTIA SHELF;

EID: 34347251571     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2007.tb01189.x     Document Type: Article

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