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Ice‐collapse induced waves and graded gravel ridges on a Lake Beach
Author(s) -
Duck R. W.,
McManus J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290060216
Subject(s) - swash , geology , shore , geomorphology , shoal , geotechnical engineering , oceanography
Ice collapsing into the waters of proglacial Briksdal Lake, western Norway, generates waves which rework shoreline sediments. Swash establishes graded gravel ridges sub‐perpendicular to the shoreline, derived from material eroded by backwash. A terminal gravel bar at the lakeward limit of wave‐induced transport marks the maximum depth of water surface waves.