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Author : Ekes, C.; and Friele, P.A.
Date : 2003.
Title : Sedimentary architecture and post-glacial evolution of Cheekye fan, southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Publication : Ground Penetrating Radar in Sediments. Edited by: Bristow, C.S. and Jol, H.M. Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Issue : 211:
Page(s) : 87-98.
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the internal architecture and post-glacial evolution of Cheekye fan, British Columbia, Canada. Analysis of a large data base of ground penetrating radar (GPR) profiles has allowed the identification of ten reflection configurations that characterize this high-energy environment. GPR profiles augmented with test pit, well log and radiocarbon data provided detailed subsurface information and revealed the large-scale internal architecture and Holocene sedimentation history of Cheekye fan. Based on a shift in reflection configuration with depth, GPR data appears to record a change in the mode of deposition through time. This data suggests that Cheekye fan is a paraglacial fan, largely a product of the geological past. This fact should be taken into consideration when making future hazard estimates.
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