Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology

  1. Glaciofluvial Systems and Landforms
    1. Proglacial Environments
      1. Definition and Characteristics
        1. Sediment Sources
          1. Hydrological Regime
          2. Meltwater Generation
            1. Surface Melting
              1. Basal Melting
                1. Seasonal Variations
                  1. Diurnal Cycles
                  2. Meltwater Channels
                    1. Subglacial Channels
                      1. Nye Channels
                        1. Formation and Morphology
                          1. R-channels and N-channels
                          2. Ice-marginal Channels
                            1. Lateral Meltwater Flow
                              1. Spillways
                              2. Proglacial Channels
                                1. Downstream Transport
                                  1. Channel Migration
                                2. Outwash Plains
                                  1. Sandur Formation
                                    1. Sediment Sorting and Deposition
                                      1. Surface Features
                                        1. Valley Trains
                                        2. Braided River Systems
                                          1. Channel Patterns
                                            1. Sediment Load and Dynamics
                                              1. Bar Formation
                                                1. Channel Switching
                                                2. Glaciofluvial Landforms
                                                  1. Outwash Terraces
                                                    1. Alluvial Fans
                                                      1. Delta Formations
                                                      2. Varves and Glaciolacustrine Sediments
                                                        1. Annual Layering
                                                          1. Formation Mechanisms
                                                            1. Interpretation of Environmental Change
                                                              1. Paleoclimatic Records

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                                                            13. Glaciolacustrine and Glaciomarine Environments