esker
suomi-englanti sanakirjaesker englannista suomeksi
pitkittäisharju, soraharjanne
Substantiivi
esker englanniksi
A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
(quote-book)
{{quote-book|en|year=1999|author=L. Clayton; J. W. Attig; D. M. Mickelson|chapter=Tunnel channels formed in Wisconsin during the last glaciation|editors=David M. Mickelson; John W. Attig|title=Glacial Processes, Past and Present|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=A3MaaAAD1CEC&pg=PA77&dq=%22esker%22%7C%22eskers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=F_I9VbCsPMXDmQXkx4CQBg&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22esker%22%7C%22eskers%22&f=false|page=77
2001, Allan D. Randall, ''Hydrogeologic Framework of Stratified-drift Aquifers in the Glaciated Northeastern United States'', US Geological Survey Paper 1415-B, page B37,
- The multiple deltas must have formed sequentially, which led Thompson (1982) to conclude that the eskers were built in successive segments.
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