Numerical simulation of the paleohydrology of glacial Lake Oshkosh, eastern Wisconsin, USA

Quaternary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-129

  Clark, James A ^a   Befus, Kevin M ^a   Hooyer, Thomas S ^b   Stewart, Peter W ^a   Shipman, Taylor D ^a   Gregory, Chris T ^a   Zylstra, Deborah J ^a  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Glacial isostasy; Great Lakes; Lake Oshkosh; Outburst flood; Paleohydrology; Proglacial lake

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOW VELOCITY; GIS; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIOISOSTASY; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OSHKOSH; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 38349148319     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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