Athabasca Glacier, Canada - a field example of subglacial ice and till erosion?

• Published in: Earth surface processes and landforms Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 65 - 80
• Main Author: Hart, Jane K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2006; Wiley
• Subjects: Bgi / Prodig; flutes; glacial erosion; Hydrometeorology; Nivology. Glaciology; Physical geography; stoss-and-lee clasts; subglacial processes; Alberta; Canada; Glacial striation; Moraine; Glacier; Glacial features; Glacial erosion

The Athabasca Glacier, resting on a rigid bed, provides an excellent example of subglacial ice and till erosion. The presence of a thin mobile till layer is shown by the presence of flutes, saturated till layer, push moraines and ploughed boulders. Cross‐cutting striations, v‐shaped striations and r...