Early pliocene expansion of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, Upper Wright Valley, Antarctica

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-199

  Bockheim, James ^a   Mcleod, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glacial geomorphology; Labyrinth; North Fork; Peleus till; South Fork; Wet based glacier

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ESKER; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIATION; GLACIER FLOW; ICE MARGIN; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; MORAINE; OUTWASH; PLIOCENE; TILL; VALLEY GLACIER;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS; TAYLOR VALLEY; WRIGHT VALLEY;

IVA;

EID: 51049101921     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2008.338.x     Document Type: Article

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