Recognition of micro-scale deformation structures in glacial sediments - pattern perception, observer bias and the influence of experience

Boreas

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 463-469

  Leighton, Iain D ^a   Hiemstra, John F ^a   Weidemann, Christoph T ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIAMICTON; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION;

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EID: 84875489119     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2011.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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