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Alberta landforms : quantitative morphometric descriptions and classification of typical Alberta landforms

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This technical bulletin presents quantitative morphological descriptions and landform classifications for typical glaciated landforms in western Canada and documents the methods used to produce... More ≫

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This technical bulletin presents quantitative morphological descriptions and landform classifications for typical glaciated landforms in western Canada and documents the methods used to produce the descriptions. This quantitative data provides necessary input for deterministic landscape related models and thus extend the utility of the soil survey databases in Alberta.

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Classification of Alberta landforms

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To provide a means to systematically identify Alberta's landforms and to facilitate the collection of data, it was necessary to develop a classification scheme covering the field of geomorphology.... More ≫

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To provide a means to systematically identify Alberta's landforms and to facilitate the collection of data, it was necessary to develop a classification scheme covering the field of geomorphology. The classification scheme chosen to aid in the identification of special landform features for Alberta was one based on genesis.

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