Prediction of decadal slope changes in Canada by glacial isostatic adjustment modelling

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 587-595

  van der Wal, Wouter ^a   Braun, Alexander ^b   Wu, Patrick ^b   Sideris, Michael G ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; DOMINANT PROCESS; EARTH'S MANTLE; FORWARD MODELS; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENT; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; GPS DATA; ICE COVER; ICE MODEL; LAKE MICHIGAN; LAND SURFACE; LOADING HISTORY; MANTLE VISCOSITY; PLEISTOCENE; SLOPE CHANGE; UPLIFT RATE; VERTICAL DEFORMATION; VERTICAL MOTIONS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LAKES; VISCOSITY;

ICE;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECADAL VARIATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE COVER; LAND SURFACE; MANTLE; PLEISTOCENE; SHORELINE; SLOPE DYNAMICS; UPLIFT; VISCOSITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349604892     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-044     Document Type: Article

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