Subglacial bedforms reveal an exponential size-frequency distribution

Geomorphology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-91

  Hillier, J K ^a   Smith, M J ^b   Clark, C D ^c   Stokes, C R ^d   Spagnolo, M ^e  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedform; Exponential; Flow set; Fluvial; Stochastic; Subglacial

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; DEGLACIATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ICE SHEET; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTICITY; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84876150346     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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