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Glacial Quarrying

Glacial Quarrying is a glacial erosion process in which ice movement generates stress to detach and entrain rock fragments from bedrock, distinguishing it by its reliance on subglacial fracture and plucking mechanisms rather than abrasion.

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80

Authors

50

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2017–2026

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Variants

Glacial Plucking

Parents

Publications

29

Primitive Os and 2316 Ma age for marine shale: implications for Paleoproterozoic glacial events and the rise of atmospheric oxygen

Judith L. Hannah, Andrey Bekker, Holly J. Stein et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2004 · 264 citations

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Glacial quarrying: a simple theoretical model

B. Hallet · Annals of Glaciology · 1996 · 191 citations

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Quaternary geology of the Kenai Lowland and glacial history of the Cook Inlet region, Alaska

Thor N. V. Karlstrom · USGS professional paper · 1964 · 182 citations

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Glacial erosion: status and outlook

Richard B. Alley, Kurt M. Cuffey, Lucas Zoet · Annals of Glaciology · 2019 · 177 citations · Full text

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Pan-African tectonic evolution and glacial events registered in Neoproterozoic to Cambrian cratonic and foreland basins of West Africa

Max Deynoux, Pascal Affaton, Roland Trompette et al. · Journal of African Earth Sciences · 2006 · 173 citations

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Authors

80

  1. NR
    Neal R. Iverson

    Iowa State University, United States

    4 publications · 314 citations

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  2. BH
    B. Hallet

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 385 citations

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  3. LZ
    Lucas Zoet

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 203 citations

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  4. LL
    Louis Lliboutry

    Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement, France

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  5. NF
    Neil F. Glasser

    Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 169 citations

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Institutions

50

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    639 citations

  2. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    409 citations

  3. Aberystwyth University

    Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    285 citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    164 citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    229 citations

  6. Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement

    Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    330 citations

  8. British Geological Survey

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    150 citations

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Venues

  1. Annals of Glaciology

    4 publications · 533 citations

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  2. Geomorphology

    3 publications · 143 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

    2 publications · 158 citations

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  4. Journal of Glaciology

    2 publications · 64 citations

    2

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  5. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    1 publications · 55 citations

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