Geological constraints on Antarctic palaeo-ice-stream retreat

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-525

  Cofaigh, Colm Ó ^a   Dowdeswell, Julian A ^b   Evans, Jeffrey ^c   Larter, Rob D ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Deglaciation; Geomorphology; Ice streams; Marine geophysics; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEA ICE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ICE STREAM; MEGA-SCALE GLACIAL LINEATION;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

BATHYMETRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEA ICE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BEDFORM; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEGLACIATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; GLACIER RETREAT; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; MORAINE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TROUGH;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 42049109905     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1669     Document Type: Article

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