Glacial Environment and Processes in Southeastern Alaska.

Abstract

The report describes the glacial environment and processes now in existence in southeastern Alaska. The dominant surficial geologic processes are glaciation and stream action. Formed in the high mountains, glaciers erode bedrock, sculpture characteristic landforms, and deposit subglacial and marginal debris. In areas vacated by the glacier, sediment-laden streams help to construct a landscape whose varied landforms originate from the complex interaction between a retreating ice margin, disintegrating ice, and running or ponded meltwater.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0759037

Entities

People

  • Gail M. Ashley
  • Joseph H. Hartshorn

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Biomes
  • Environment
  • High Mountains
  • Landforms
  • Mountains
  • Ridges
  • Sediments
  • Terrain

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies