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... Lake Origins , 112 Glacial Lakes , 113 Background of Glaciology , 113 Lakes Associated with Existing Glaciers , 113 ... Surface Dimensions , 133 Subsurface Dimensions , 136 Uses of Morphometric Data , 145 The Morphoedaphic Index ( MEI ) , 146 ...
... Lake Origins , 112 Glacial Lakes , 113 Background of Glaciology , 113 Lakes Associated with Existing Glaciers , 113 ... Surface Dimensions , 133 Subsurface Dimensions , 136 Uses of Morphometric Data , 145 The Morphoedaphic Index ( MEI ) , 146 ...
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Gerald A. Cole. Surface Dimensions Maximum length . The distance across the water between the two most separated ... lake to the direc- tion of prevailing winds is obviously worth con- sidering , and the greatest distance wind can sweep ...
Gerald A. Cole. Surface Dimensions Maximum length . The distance across the water between the two most separated ... lake to the direc- tion of prevailing winds is obviously worth con- sidering , and the greatest distance wind can sweep ...
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... lake around this Canadian astrobleme known as Manicouagan . Another type of ring lake is formed when an island of ... surface area . This is something that , in retro- spect , may make little sense . On the other hand , there is only so much ...
... lake around this Canadian astrobleme known as Manicouagan . Another type of ring lake is formed when an island of ... surface area . This is something that , in retro- spect , may make little sense . On the other hand , there is only so much ...
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