A theory for ice-till interactions and sediment entrainment beneath glaciers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Rempel, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTRAINMENT; FREEZING; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; HEAT FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TILL;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 44449137413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JF000870     Document Type: Article

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