Mechanisms of englacial conduit formation and their implications for subglacial recharge

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 1984-1999

  Gulley, J D ^a,b   Benn, D I ^b   Screaton, E ^a   Martin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUIT MORPHOLOGY; DEBRIS-COVERED GLACIER; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE THEORY; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDRO-FRACTURING; LONGITUDINAL EXTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STRESS; PRESSURE HEADS; PRINCIPAL STRESS; SMALL COMPONENTS; STEADY STATE; SURFACE LOWERING; THEORETICAL MODELS; WATERBODIES;

DEBRIS; GLACIERS; HYDRAULICS; ICE;

DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; MELTING; RECHARGE; SPELEOLOGY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 68449089421     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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