Reconstructing past glacier dynamics and erosion from glacial geomorphic evidence: Snowdon, North Wales

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Sharp, Martin, Dowdeswell, Julian A., Gemmell, J. Campbell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1989
• Subjects: Loch Lomond; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3390040203; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.3390040203; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.3390040203

Abstract Bedrock surfaces exposed around Llyn Llydaw, North Wales demonstrate contrasting styles of erosion beneath a Late Devensian ice sheet and a Loch Lomond Stadial (LLS) valley glacier. Ice sheet erosion involved lee‐side fracturing, surface fracture wear and abrasive wear, while LLS erosion wa...