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Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Glacial varves have a variety of features in them and vary tremendously in terms of internal grain size and bedding. This is to be expected given the variety of bedrock, physiographic, and climatic regimes where glacial lakes occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
CONT

En el caso de los depósitos lacustres, la mejor información para establecer una escala cronológica anual la proporcionan las llamadas varvas glaciares. Las varvas son pares de estratos depositados anualmente y relacionados con las variaciones climáticas ambientales.

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