The Shape of Drumlins

The lemniscate loop, previously employed in the approximate generic description of the shapes of erosional drainage basins, is shown to bear a close genetic relationship to streamlined forms. This is illustrated by comparison with the shape of airfoils, the snowdrift and certain eggs. Drumlins have...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Chorley, Richard J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1959
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000017007
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000017007 2024-04-28T08:26:45+00:00 The Shape of Drumlins Chorley, Richard J. 1959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000017007 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000017007 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 3, issue 25, page 339-344 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1959 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000017007 2024-04-09T06:55:32Z The lemniscate loop, previously employed in the approximate generic description of the shapes of erosional drainage basins, is shown to bear a close genetic relationship to streamlined forms. This is illustrated by comparison with the shape of airfoils, the snowdrift and certain eggs. Drumlins have been recognized as similar streamlined forms and the lemniscate loop is suggested as providing a quantitative genetic description of their shapes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 3 25 339 344
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description The lemniscate loop, previously employed in the approximate generic description of the shapes of erosional drainage basins, is shown to bear a close genetic relationship to streamlined forms. This is illustrated by comparison with the shape of airfoils, the snowdrift and certain eggs. Drumlins have been recognized as similar streamlined forms and the lemniscate loop is suggested as providing a quantitative genetic description of their shapes.
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