Table of Contents
Glaciers - The Work of Ice
Glaciers
Modern Ice Sheets
Formation of Glaciers (I)
Ice Layers
Variation in Snowline Position
Metamorphism of Snow
Glacial Ice
Formation of Glaciers (II)
Plastic Flow of Ice
Accumulation Versus Ablation
Glacial Flow - Plastic Slip
Glacial Flow - Basal Slip
Crevasses
Longitudinal Variation
Formation of Glaciers (III)
Origin of ìRoche Moutoneeî
Glacier Types
Valley Glaciers
Glacial Erosion
Glacial Striations
ìUî-Shaped Valley
Cirque
Arete
Horn
Glacial Modifications
Maximum Glaciation
Hanging Valley
Depositional Features
Glacial Till Deposit (I)
Distribution of Glacial Features
Moraines (I)
Moraines (II)
Varves
Glacial Erratic
Development of a Kettle
Iceberg
Glacial Deposits
Advancing Ice
Glacier in Retreat
Pleistocene Glaciation
Variation in Sea Level
Studying Glacial Time Periods
Effect of Changes in Sea Level
Pluvial Lakes
Isostatic Rebound
Paleozoic Reconstruction
Distribution of Permian Ice
Causes of Glaciation
Changes in the Earthís Orbit
Changes Over Time
Ocean Drilling Program - ODP
Location of the Study Area
Ice-Rafted Debris
Deposition of Debris
Marine Life Forms
Obtain the % of Ice-Rafted Debris
Note Increase in IRD at ~115 m
Evaporation Removes More O16 than O18
O18 Concentrated in Cool Sea Water
Temperatures Began Cool off about 3 Million Years Ago
Final Data Set
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