Structures and Ice Deformation in the White Glacier, Axel Heiberg Island, Northwest Territories, Canada
Abstract The major structures in the long, narrow tongue of a sub-polar valley glacier are described: namely, longitudinal foliation, crevasses, clear-ice layers related to crevasses, debris-rich layers (frequently referred to as thrust or shear planes in the past), and folds. The foliation is verti...
| 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)
1978
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021213 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000021213 |