Morphology and stratigraphy of aeolian sand stringers in southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin, USA

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Shandonay, Kenzie L., Bowen, Mark W., Larson, Phillip H., Running, Garry L., Rittenour, Tammy, Mataitis, Richard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Peoria; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.5428; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.5428; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/esp.5428

Abstract Sand stringers are subtle, aeolian landforms that reach hundreds to thousands of metres in length and lack a slipface. While hundreds of sand stringers exist beyond the Last Glacial Maximum margin in the Upper Midwest, USA, little is known about the timing and nature of their formation. Thi...