A Framework for the Investigation of Medial Moraine Formation: Austerdalsbreen, Norway, and Berendon Glacier, British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Eyles, N., Rogerson, R. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1978
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Canada; Norway; British Columbia; Berendon Glacier; glacier; Ice cap; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021249; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000021249

Abstract Morphology of medial moraines on Austerdalsbreen, Norway, and Berendon Glacier, British Columbia, depends upon englacial debris supply. Major sub-types of this "ablation-dominant" model are related to the zone of debris entrainment relative to the firn line, and the manner of entr...