Rock strength and development of glacial valley morphology in the Scottish Highlands and northwest Iceland

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-234

  Brook, Martin S ^a   Kirkbride, Martin P ^a   Brock, Ben W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacial valley morphology; Ice sheet; Rock strength

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; ICE SHEET; ROCK MECHANICS; VALLEY GLACIER;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; ICELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 5044237025     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2004.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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