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This research aims to describe the internal structure of flutes in glacio-fluvial sediments and relate their formation to subglacial processes.

Observations on the Internal Structure and Origin of Some Flutes in Glacio-Fluvial Sediments, Blomstrandbreen, North-West Spitsbergen

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This research aims to describe the internal structure of flutes in glacio-fluvial sediments and relate their formation to subglacial processes.
Examined glacio-fluvial sediments at Blomstrandbreen, North-West Spitsbergen
Described internal structures of flutes using geological analysis
Compared observed deformation with theoretical stress distribution from subglacial tunnels.
Flutes exhibit complex internal structure with folded beds forming an anticline.
Deformation aligns with theoretical stress distribution around subglacial tunnels.
Findings support the hypothesis of flutes forming due to pressure differences in unfrozen materials beneath ice.

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Observations describe glacio-fluvial flutes' internal structure and formation in North-West Spitsbergen, suggesting pressure influences.

Paul et al. (1974) studied this question.

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