Glaciers provide a unique opportunity for researchers to measure levels of atmospheric carbon deposition. Unlike other ...

Around 10,000 years ago as the ice age advance began to melt, glacial deposits or drift were left behind. These glacial deposits were of two kinds: Till - mixed or unstratified materials directly ...

Frequent high winds in the lower part of central Alaska's Delta River valley result in dust storms and deposition of modern loess. Several valley glaciers that provide silt-laden outwash exposed ...

A moraine is a landform that occurs when there is deposition of the sediment carried by a glacier as it melts. The two main types of moraine are: Lateral moraine – where a ridge of sediment is ...