Subglacial processes and drumlin formation in a confined bedrock valley, northwest Ireland

Boreas

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-302

  Knight, Jasper ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; DEPOSITION; DIAMICTON; DRUMLIN; ICE SHEET; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; WEICHSELIAN;

COUNTY DONEGAL; IRELAND; LOUGHROS BAY; ULSTER [IRELAND];

BOREAS;

EID: 79952997796     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2010.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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