Numerical computations of a theoretical model of ribbed moraine formation

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1105-1112

  Chapwanya, Michael ^a   Clark, Chris D ^b   Fowler, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Instability model; Numerical computation; Ribbed moraine

Indexed keywords

BEDFORMS; INSTABILITY MODEL; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RIBBED MORAINE; THEORETICAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TWO-DIMENSION; WATER FLUX;

LANDFORMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BEDFORM; DRUMLIN; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; MORAINE; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 79958732226     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2138     Document Type: Article

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