Formation mechanisms for ice-stream lateral shear margin moraines

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 610-626

  Hindmarsh, Richard C A ^a   Stokes, Chris R ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Geomorphology; Ice stream; Lateral shear moraine; Till

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEA ICE;

DEGLACIATION; ICE STREAM; LATERAL SHEAR MARGIN MORAINE;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

EROSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEA ICE;

ABLATION; DEGLACIATION; EROSION RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL EROSION; ICE FLOW; ICE STREAM; MORAINE; SHEAR STRAIN; STREAM BED; TILL;

EID: 42049106811     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1665     Document Type: Review

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