Genesis, stability and preservation potential of large lateral moraines of Alpine valley glaciers - towards a unifying theory based on Findelengletscher, Switzerland

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-48

  Lukas, Sven ^a   Graf, Andreas ^b   Coray, Sandro ^b   Schlüchter, Christian ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Glacier fluctuations; Lateral moraine; Moraine genesis; Moraine stability; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

ALPINE VALLEYS; ALPS; BASAL TRACTIONS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DEBRIS FLOWS; DOMINANT MODE; EIGENVALUES; GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS; LATERAL MORAINE; LITHOFACIES; MAIN MODE; MORAINE GENESIS; OVERCONSOLIDATION; PRESERVATION POTENTIAL; PROMINENT FEATURES; REACH ANGLES; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SINGLE EVENT; SWITZERLAND; VALLEY FLOOR;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEBRIS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DEBRIS FLOW; EIGENVALUE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOFACIES; MORAINE; MOUNTAIN REGION; OVERCONSOLIDATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; RECONSTRUCTION; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TILL; VALLEY GLACIER;

ALPS; FINDEL GLACIER; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 84858277660     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.01.022     Document Type: Article

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