Glacial outlet valley size-ice drainage area relationships: some considerations

• Published in: Earth surface processes and landforms Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 645 - 653
• Main Authors: Brook, Martin S., Brock, Ben W., Kirkbride, Martin P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.06.2003; Wiley
• Subjects: drainage basin; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geomorphology, landform evolution; glacial valley; power-law; Surficial geology; United Kingdom; Scotland; Great Britain; Western Europe; drainage basins; glacial features; valleys; Europe; dimensions

Previous work indicates that large variations in the power‐law relationship, relating glacial outlet valley size to ice drainage area, may occur between different glaciological settings. In this paper, we take issue with methods used to quantify the relationships of outlet valley size to drainage ar...