| Title | Ice desert landscapes in the Earth's history [Landshafty ledyanykh pustyn' v istorii Zemli] |
| Author | Svitoch, A.A. |
| Author Affil | Svitoch, A.A., Moscow State University, Department of Geography, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Source | Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Seriia 5: Geografiia, 2008(1), p.13-20, . Publisher: Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo Universiteta, Moscow, Russian Federation. ISSN: 0579-9414 |
| Publication Date | Feb. 2008 |
| Notes | In Russian. 15 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 288325. CRREL Acc. No: 63000919 |
| Index Terms | deserts; erosion; glacial erosion; glacial geology; ice; landforms; paleoclimatology; Antarctica; Arctic region; ancient ice ages; Cenozoic; eolian features; glacial environment; Gondwana; landscapes; Neoproterozoic; paleoenvironment; Paleoproterozoic; Paleozoic; Precambrian; Proterozoic; snowball Earth; upper Precambrian |
| Abstract | By analogy with landscapes of the Antarctic, palaeolandscapes of ice deserts are described for all principal glacial epochs on the Earth. The following palaeolandsapes have been identified: of central parts of the ice domes with particularly cold climate: of ice dome slopes with severe drainage (gravity) winds which form minor erosion ridges; and of ice ablation and discharge with cyclonic climate and diverse relief. |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 85138 |