Influence of bedding dip on glacial erosional landforms, uinta mountains, USA

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-159

  Kelly, Marissa H ^a   Anders, Alison M ^a   Mitchell, Sara Gran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Brown University College of the Holy Cross   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Glacial erosion; Glacial geomorphology; Overdeepenings; Quarrying; Uinta Mountains

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; EROSION RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GIS; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE FLOW; ICE MECHANICS; QUARRYING; SCOUR;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UINTA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901828633     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoa.12037     Document Type: Article

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