Modification of sediment characteristics during glacial transport in high-alpine catchments: Mount Cook area, New Zealand

Boreas

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 300-318

  Hambrey, Michael J ^a   Ehrmann, Werner ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAST; FACIES ANALYSIS; GLACIAL TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS; WORLD;

CANIDAE;

EID: 9744244875     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2004.tb01243.x     Document Type: Article

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