Medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in South Greenland; process and form
Study of medium scale glacial erosional feature in South Greenland shows that the distribution of abraded and plucked surfaces is similar to that found on small scale features of glacial erosion. Polished surfaces are found on the stoss side of the larger feature, with plucked surfaces restricted to...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/65cec202-3f45-4398-b3a2-343342ec5fc8 2024-06-23T07:53:15+00:00 Medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in South Greenland; process and form Glasser, N. F. Warren, C. R. 1990 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/medium-scale-landforms-of-glacial-ersion-in-south-greenland-process-and-form(65cec202-3f45-4398-b3a2-343342ec5fc8).html http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025631994&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/medium-scale-landforms-of-glacial-ersion-in-south-greenland-process-and-form(65cec202-3f45-4398-b3a2-343342ec5fc8).html info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Glasser , N F & Warren , C R 1990 , ' Medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in South Greenland; process and form ' , Geografiska Annaler, Series A , vol. 72 A , no. 3-4 , pp. 211-215 . article 1990 ftunstandrewcris 2024-06-13T01:22:10Z Study of medium scale glacial erosional feature in South Greenland shows that the distribution of abraded and plucked surfaces is similar to that found on small scale features of glacial erosion. Polished surfaces are found on the stoss side of the larger feature, with plucked surfaces restricted to the lee side. Lateral cliffs have developed parallel to the ice movement direction, possibly related to the constricted flow of flanking ice. It is suggested that the distribution of these landforms of glacial erosion is related to the pressure fluctuations in basal ice developed over large bedrock obstacles. The processes important in the formation of medium scale features of glacial erosion are essentially small scale, but their relative dominance is controlled by meso-scale basal ice conditions. -from Authors Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland University of St Andrews: Research Portal Greenland |
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Study of medium scale glacial erosional feature in South Greenland shows that the distribution of abraded and plucked surfaces is similar to that found on small scale features of glacial erosion. Polished surfaces are found on the stoss side of the larger feature, with plucked surfaces restricted to the lee side. Lateral cliffs have developed parallel to the ice movement direction, possibly related to the constricted flow of flanking ice. It is suggested that the distribution of these landforms of glacial erosion is related to the pressure fluctuations in basal ice developed over large bedrock obstacles. The processes important in the formation of medium scale features of glacial erosion are essentially small scale, but their relative dominance is controlled by meso-scale basal ice conditions. -from Authors |
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Medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in South Greenland; process and form |
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Medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in South Greenland; process and form |
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Medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in South Greenland; process and form |
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Medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in South Greenland; process and form |
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medium scale landforms of glacial ersion in south greenland; process and form |
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