Quaternary Geology

  1. Glacial Geology
    1. Glaciers and Ice Sheets
      1. Glacier Formation and Classification
        1. Snow to Ice Transformation
          1. Accumulation Zones
            1. Ablation Zones
              1. Equilibrium Line Altitude
              2. Mass Balance
                1. Accumulation Processes
                  1. Ablation Processes
                    1. Mass Balance Measurements
                      1. Climate Sensitivity
                      2. Thermal Classification
                        1. Temperate Glaciers
                          1. Polar Glaciers
                            1. Polythermal Glaciers
                              1. Thermal Regime Controls
                              2. Glacier Dynamics
                                1. Internal Deformation
                                  1. Basal Sliding
                                    1. Ice Flow Mechanisms
                                      1. Velocity Profiles
                                        1. Surging Behavior
                                        2. Ice Sheet Structure
                                          1. Ice Divides and Flow Lines
                                            1. Ice Streams
                                              1. Grounding Lines
                                                1. Ice Shelves
                                              2. Glacial Erosion
                                                1. Erosional Processes
                                                  1. Abrasion Mechanisms
                                                    1. Plucking and Quarrying
                                                      1. Subglacial Meltwater Erosion
                                                        1. Freeze-Thaw Processes
                                                          1. Erosion Rates
                                                          2. Erosional Landforms
                                                            1. Cirques
                                                              1. Formation Processes
                                                                1. Morphological Characteristics
                                                                  1. Distribution Patterns
                                                                  2. Arêtes and Horns
                                                                    1. Ridge Sharpening
                                                                      1. Pyramidal Peaks
                                                                      2. Glacial Valleys
                                                                        1. U-shaped Profiles
                                                                          1. Hanging Valleys
                                                                            1. Valley Steps
                                                                            2. Fjords
                                                                              1. Coastal Valley Carving
                                                                                1. Depth Characteristics
                                                                                  1. Sill Formation
                                                                                  2. Roche Moutonnées
                                                                                    1. Asymmetrical Forms
                                                                                      1. Stoss and Lee Sides
                                                                                      2. Glacial Striations
                                                                                        1. Formation Mechanisms
                                                                                          1. Paleoglacial Indicators
                                                                                      3. Glacial Deposition
                                                                                        1. Glacial Sediments
                                                                                          1. Till Characteristics
                                                                                            1. Matrix-Supported Diamicton
                                                                                              1. Clast Fabrics
                                                                                                1. Till Types
                                                                                                2. Glaciofluvial Sediments
                                                                                                  1. Sorting and Stratification
                                                                                                    1. Outwash Characteristics
                                                                                                      1. Proglacial Environments
                                                                                                      2. Glaciolacustrine Sediments
                                                                                                        1. Varved Sequences
                                                                                                          1. Dropstone Layers
                                                                                                            1. Turbidites
                                                                                                            2. Glaciomarine Sediments
                                                                                                              1. Ice-Rafted Debris
                                                                                                                1. Marine Isotope Records
                                                                                                                  1. Hemipelagic Sedimentation
                                                                                                                2. Depositional Landforms
                                                                                                                  1. Moraines
                                                                                                                    1. Terminal Moraines
                                                                                                                      1. Recessional Moraines
                                                                                                                        1. Lateral Moraines
                                                                                                                          1. Medial Moraines
                                                                                                                            1. Ground Moraine
                                                                                                                              1. Push Moraines
                                                                                                                              2. Streamlined Landforms
                                                                                                                                1. Drumlins
                                                                                                                                  1. Fluted Moraine
                                                                                                                                    1. Mega-Scale Glacial Lineations
                                                                                                                                    2. Ice-Contact Features
                                                                                                                                      1. Eskers
                                                                                                                                        1. Kames
                                                                                                                                          1. Kame Terraces
                                                                                                                                            1. Ice-Contact Deltas
                                                                                                                                            2. Kettle Topography
                                                                                                                                              1. Kettle Lakes
                                                                                                                                                1. Kettle Bogs
                                                                                                                                                  1. Formation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                  2. Outwash Features
                                                                                                                                                    1. Outwash Plains
                                                                                                                                                      1. Valley Trains
                                                                                                                                                        1. Alluvial Fans

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