The geomorphology of palaeo-ice streams : identification, characterisation and implications for ice stream functioning.

• Main Author: Stokes, Christopher Richard
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Sheffield 2001
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; M'Clintock; M'Clintock Channel; Ice Sheet; Victoria Island; victoria island
• Online Access: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14815/; https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14815/1/340136.pdf

Ice streams are the dominant drainage pathways of contemporary ice sheets and their location and behaviour are viewed as key controls on ice sheet stability. Identifying palaeo-ice streams is of paramount importance if we are to produce accurate reconstructions of former ice sheets and examine their...