Pleistocene sandur deposits represent braidplains, not alluvial fans

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: ZIELINSKI, TOMASZ, VAN LOON, ANTONIUS J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2003
• Subjects: Sandar; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2003.tb01238.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1502-3885.2003.tb01238.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2003.tb01238.x

Weichselian sandar in NE Poland show characteristics that are inconsistent with the commonly accepted alluvial‐fan‐like model for outwash deposition and sandur formation. Analysis of the lithofacies and their vertical and lateral transitions indicates that the Polish sandar developed as braidplains,...