Micromorphology of iceberg scour in clays: Glacial Lake Agassiz, Manitoba, Canada

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 125-144

  Linch, Lorna D ^a   van der Meer, Jaap J M ^a   Menzies, John ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deformation; Glacial Lake Agassiz; Iceberg keel scour; Micromorphology

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL LAKES; ICEBERG KEELS; MANITOBA , CANADA; MICRO FABRIC; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; MULTIPLE DOMAINS; NORMAL FAULTS; OIL AND GAS COMPANIES; SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; SHEATH FOLD; STRUCTURAL SEQUENCES; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; THIN SECTION;

DEFORMATION; GAS INDUSTRY; MORPHOLOGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEA ICE;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLAY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GLACIAL HISTORY; GLACIAL LAKE; ICEBERG; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SCOUR;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

EID: 84866871291     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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