Tunnel valleys: Current knowledge and future perspectives

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-97

  Vegt, Van Der ^a   Janszen, A ^b   Moscariello, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ICE MARGIN; ICE SHEET; INFILL; MELTWATER; PLEISTOCENE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TUNNEL; VALLEY;

EID: 84871545610     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP368.13     Document Type: Article

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