Open AccessDeformations striking parallel to glacier movement as a problem in reconstructing its direction
Author(s) -
Hans-Jürgen Stephan
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1985-34-05
Subject(s) - geology , glacier , movement (music) , oblique case , geodesy , moraine , transverse plane , geometry , geomorphology , physics , mathematics , anatomy , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , acoustics
The structural analysis of glacigene deformations can lead to a wrong view on the movement of the inland ice when deformations which strike parallel to the direction of glacier movement are interpreted as striking transverse. Parallel striking deformations are more frequent than it is often believed. They are found in push ridges at the lateral margins of ice lobes, but also in end moraines and below ground morai-nes. They seem to be especially frequent in a drumlinized landscape where they often occur together with structures striking oblique to the direction of the glacier movement. Several examples from SchleswigHolstein are shortly described and discussed.