The instability theory of drumlin formation and its explanation of their varied composition and internal structure

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-96

  Stokes, Chris R ^a   Fowler, Andrew C ^b,c   Clark, Chris D ^d   Hindmarsh, Richard C A ^e   Spagnolo, Matteo ^f  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drumlins; Ice sheets; Instability theory; Subglacial deposition; Subglacial erosion

Indexed keywords

BEDFORMS; COUPLED FLOW; DIVERSE RANGE; DRUMLINS; EROSION AND DEPOSITION; FLAT SURFACES; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; INSTABILITY THEORY; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; LARGE-SCALE FLOWS; MODEL PREDICTION; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SPONTANEOUS FORMATION; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

EROSION; GLACIERS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STABILITY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

LANDFORMS;

BEDROCK; DRUMLIN; FLOW PATTERN; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIOLOGY; ICE FLOW; ICE SHEET; INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TILL;

EID: 84871829702     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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