Pot-Holes and Glacier Mills

Abstract Such pot-holes as are caused by glacial action are in the main not due to cascades of melt water falling direct to the glacier bed, but are formed by the subglacial stream when conditions are favourable.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Streiff-Becker, R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1951
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000026472
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000026472
Description
Summary:Abstract Such pot-holes as are caused by glacial action are in the main not due to cascades of melt water falling direct to the glacier bed, but are formed by the subglacial stream when conditions are favourable.