Numerical modeling of glacial erosion and headwall processes in alpine valleys

Geomorphology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-204

  MacGregor, Kelly R ^a   Anderson, Robert S ^b   Waddington, Edwin D ^c  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirque development; Glacial erosion; Headwall backwearing; Numerical modeling; Relief production

Indexed keywords

CIRQUE; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; VALLEY GLACIER;

EID: 56049107297     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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