Early Discoverers XXXIII: John Hardcastle on Glacier Motion and glacial Loess

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Smalley, Ian J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1983
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000030379; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000030379

Abstract In 1890–91 John Hardcastle presented his views on glacier motion and the climatic significance of loess deposits. He should be recognized as a significant pioneer in the study of glacier-flow mechanisms, and more particularly, as the initiator of the study of loess stratigraphy and the multiple-event approach to the formation of loess deposits, especially glacial loess.