Palaeo-ice streams and the subglacial landscape mosaic of the North American mid-continental prairies

Boreas

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 421-439

  Ross, Martin ^a   Campbell, Janet E ^b   Parent, Michel ^c   Adams, Roberta S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL LANDFORM; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TILL;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 73849105091     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2009.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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