On the importance of higher order ice dynamics for glacial landscape evolution

Geomorphology

Volumn 141-142, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-80

  Egholm, D L ^a   Pedersen, V K ^a   Knudsen, M F ^a   Larsen, N K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Erosion; Glaciation; Landscape evolution; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE SHEET; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MELTWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRESS; VALLEY GLACIER;

EID: 84856489525     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.12.020     Document Type: Article

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