Ice marginal dynamics during surge activity, Kuannersuit Glacier, Disko Island, West Greenland

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 209-222

  Roberts, David H ^a   Yde, Jacob C ^b   Knudsen, N Tvis ^b   Long, Antony J ^a   Lloyd, Jerry M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; GLACIERS; ICE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

COMPRESSIONAL; DYKES AND SILLS; EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATIONS; HYDRO FRACTURES; ICE FLOWS; ICE SURFACES; INFILLING; INTERNAL CONTACTS; LINEAR DISTRIBUTIONS; MARGINAL ZONES; PROGLACIAL; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATIONS; SEDIMENT CONTENTS; SEDIMENT DELIVERIES; SEDIMENT RIDGES; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; SURFACE ABLATIONS; TECTONIC STRUCTURES; WEST GREENLAND;

ICE CONTROL;

GLACIOTECTONICS; ICE CORE; MORAINE; PERMAFROST; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; SUPERCOOLING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ARCTIC; DISKO ISLAND; GREENLAND;

EID: 59049105629     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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