Genesis of hummocks in glaciofluvial corridors near the Keewatin Ice Divide, Canada

Boreas

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-481

  Utting, Daniel J ^a   Ward, Brent C ^a   Little, Edward C ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL SEDIMENTATION; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HUMMOCKY CROSS-STRATIFICATION; ICE SHEET; LITHOFACIES;

CANADA; KEEWATIN; NUNAVUT;

EID: 73849140664     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2008.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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