Quaternary evolution of glaciated gneiss terrains: Pre-glacial weathering vs. glacial erosion

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-42

  Krabbendam, Maarten ^a   Bradwell, Tom ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture zone; Glacial erosion; Joint; Saprolite; Shield terrain; Subglacial roughness; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

BEDROCK STRUCTURES; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DEEP-FRACTURE ZONES; FRACTURE ZONE; GLACIAL EROSION; QUATERNARY EVOLUTION; SAPROLITE; SHIELD TERRAIN;

WEATHERING;

BEDROCK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; GNEISS; ICE SHEET; ICE STREAM; JOINT; LITHOLOGY; PENEPLAIN; PLEISTOCENE; SAPROLITE; SCOUR; SHIELD; TERRAIN; WIND EROSION;

NAMAQUALAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84900789425     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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