The Birch River: a nonconformable fluvial depositional system in a lacustrine transgressive regime ...
Bibliography: p. 97-100. ... : The lower Birch River alluvial valley displays morphologic features of a once active laterally accreting meandering river system which includes scroll bar plains and oxbow lakes however, the most recent of these features do not conform to previously documented lateral...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/prism/15871 2023-11-05T03:43:18+01:00 The Birch River: a nonconformable fluvial depositional system in a lacustrine transgressive regime ... Molnar, Theresa M. 1994 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/15871 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/30252 en eng University of Calgary University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. GB 598.15 M65 1994 Deltas - Alberta - Birch River Valley Alluvial fans - Alberta - Birch River Valley Birch River Valley Alta. Sedimentation and deposition - Alberta - Birch River Valley article master thesis CreativeWork Other 1994 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/prism/15871 2023-10-09T10:52:03Z Bibliography: p. 97-100. ... : The lower Birch River alluvial valley displays morphologic features of a once active laterally accreting meandering river system which includes scroll bar plains and oxbow lakes however, the most recent of these features do not conform to previously documented lateral accretionary deposits and flu vial style. The older scroll bar plains display typical ridge and swale topography, whereas the distal sequences (away from the river) are partially or wholly emersed in water producing small, shallow lakes, which suggests valley aggradation of the alluvial fill. The morphology and stratigraphy of the Birch River alluvial valley and delta is hypothesized to have been and is presently influenced by a lake transgression (Lake Claire) induced by differential postglacial isostatic rebound. This has caused valley and deltaic aggradation and land loss due to rising lake level. Eighty kilometres northeast of the delta, the Riviere des Rochers, the regional hydrologic outlet, is rebounding at a faster rate than the Lake ... Master Thesis Lake Claire DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Bibliography: p. 97-100. ... : The lower Birch River alluvial valley displays morphologic features of a once active laterally accreting meandering river system which includes scroll bar plains and oxbow lakes however, the most recent of these features do not conform to previously documented lateral accretionary deposits and flu vial style. The older scroll bar plains display typical ridge and swale topography, whereas the distal sequences (away from the river) are partially or wholly emersed in water producing small, shallow lakes, which suggests valley aggradation of the alluvial fill. The morphology and stratigraphy of the Birch River alluvial valley and delta is hypothesized to have been and is presently influenced by a lake transgression (Lake Claire) induced by differential postglacial isostatic rebound. This has caused valley and deltaic aggradation and land loss due to rising lake level. Eighty kilometres northeast of the delta, the Riviere des Rochers, the regional hydrologic outlet, is rebounding at a faster rate than the Lake ... |
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The Birch River: a nonconformable fluvial depositional system in a lacustrine transgressive regime ... |
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