The use of integrated sedimentological and geophysical methods in drumlin research - a case study of Pigeon Point, Clew Bay, Northwest Ireland

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1860-1871

  Hiemstra, John F ^a   Kulessa, Bernd ^a   King, Edward C ^b   Ntarlagiannis, Dimitris ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drumlin formation; Geophysics; Glacitectonics; Sedimentology; Sub glacial traction till

Indexed keywords

CONCAVE SHAPE; DRUMLIN FORMATION; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES; GLACITECTONICS; GRADED SAND; HYDRO-FRACTURING; INDUCED POLARIZATION; IRELAND; LONG-PROFILE; SEISMIC PROFILES; SUB-GLACIAL TRACTION TILL;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRACTION (FRICTION);

LANDFORMS;

COMMINUTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIAMICTON; DRUMLIN; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GLACIOTECTONICS; INDUCED POLARIZATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC SURVEY; WEATHERING RATE;

CLEW BAY; CONNACHT; COUNTY MAYO; IRELAND;

BATHYAGONUS SWANI; COLUMBA;

EID: 80054938448     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2207     Document Type: Article

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