Ablation till and related indicatory form at the margins of Vestspitsbergen glaciers |
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Authors: | EUGENIUSZ DROZDOWSKI |
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Institution: | Institute of Geography, Polish Academy of Sciences. ul. Kopernika 19, PL-87–100 Toruń. Poland |
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Abstract: | The marginal zones of three Vestspitsbergen glaciers have been studied. Two main types of ablation till and related forms are distinguished: (1) ridges, cones, and troughs aligned parallel to the glacier margin (controlled or structural forms), formed of locally derived material and resulting from compression flow, and (2) an irregular debi-is cover (non-controlled or non-structural), formed through extensive or balanced flow from material transported englacially over a longer distance. |
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