Medial Moraines and Surface Melt on Glaciers of the Torngat Mountains, Northern Labrador, Canada
Abstract “Avalanche-type” medial moraines are described on four Torngat Mountains glaciers with single, rather than compound, firn basins. They form from debris avalanching down couloirs and are exposed by ice melt to form extensive debris covers on glacier snouts in the Torngat Mountains. The debri...
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1986
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000012028 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000012028 |