Structure of the glacier Charles Rabots Bre, Norway

Research Article| November 01, 1976 Structure of the glacier Charles Rabots Bre, Norway M. J. HAMBREY M. J. HAMBREY 1Geographical and Geological Institutes, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH-8006 Zürich, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information M. J. HAMBREY 1Geographical and Geological Institutes, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH-8006 Zürich, Switzerland Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1976) 87 (11): 1629–1637. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1976)87<1629:SOTGCR>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation M. J. HAMBREY; Structure of the glacier Charles Rabots Bre, Norway. GSA Bulletin 1976;; 87 (11): 1629–1637. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1976)87<1629:SOTGCR>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Sedimentary stratification, foliation, and crevasse traces (including those of healed crevasses) are well displayed at the surface of the small, steep glacier Charles Rabots Bre. Two main flow units, cropping out as convex downglacier arcuate systems of stratification, are recognizable, but others, related to the irregular distribution of the accumulation areas, also contribute significantly to the outcrop pattern. Between the flow units and at the margins of the glacier, strong, steeply dipping longitudinal foliation crops out parallel to longitudinally striking stratification. Much of this foliation is believed to form as a result of shearing and recrystallization in the planes of favorably oriented sedimentary layers. The persistence of crevasse traces below the sets of marginal and transverse crevasses in an area of strong ablation indicates that fracture occurs to greater depths in temperate glacier ice than is generally believed. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.