Open AccessDepositional deglaciation forms as indicators of different glacial and glaciomarginal environments
Author(s) -
Kurimo Heikki
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1980.tb01041.x
Subject(s) - deglaciation , sedimentary depositional environment , geology , landform , glacial period , paleontology , structural basin
The current system of nomenclature for landform elements associated with deglaciation is often insufficient and inappropriate to describe the total depositional environment. There is a manifold transition of the deposits in regard to morphology, orientation, arrangement, material, and material‐related properties. A multidimensional scheme constructed to be maximally informative of the depositional environment is presented.