Soil polygons near Herbert, Sask.
- WOK 9-63
- Item
- [1948; 1959-60]
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Soil polygons near Herbert, Sask. Photo E.A. Christiansen.
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Soil polygons near Herbert, Sask.
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Soil polygons near Herbert, Sask. Photo E.A. Christiansen.
Loess-till-bedrock - Blumenhof, Sask.
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Loess-till-bedrock. Soil profile developed on these units. Section 1-57, Blumenhof, Sask. Photo E.A. Christiansen.
Ice shoved Ravenscrag siltstones and coal
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Ice shoved Ravenscrag siltstones and coal. Swift Current Plateau. Photo E.A. Christiansen.
Kettle, south of Marguerite Lake, Sask.
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Kettle, south of Marguerite Lake, Sask. South of Indian Head, 31-16-12 W2. Photo E.A. Christiansen.
Ablation till over lodgement till
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Ablation till over lodgement till. Location: 7 miles west of Crossfield, Alberta. Photo E.A. Christiansen.
Microfabric of till, North Battleford fluting ridge
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Microfabric of till, North Battleford fluting ridge. Arrow points north. Horizontal slide. Sample 4.5 feet below surface on top of ridge. Hole 1 degree c 25-A. See W.A. Meneley's Master's thesis (1960).
Cross section of north Greenland - shape of ice sheet
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Cross section of north Greenland showing present shape of ice sheet and the estimated profile of the land mass before glaciation. (Hamilton et al. 1958, p. 119).
Contour map of ice-rock interface in Greenland
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Contour map of ice-rock interface in Greenland. (Hamilton et al. 1958, p. 121).
Conditions leading to the development of kame terrace
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Conditions leading to the development of kame terrace: (a) the wasting ice tongue of a glacier which formerly occupied the valley furnishes outwash to the zone between the valley wall and the ice margin, (b) after the melting of the ice the belt of gravel is left as a terrace on the valley floor and locally rests on till. (Dapples 1959, p. 428).
Cross section of typical bog or muskeg showing plant zones
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Cross section of typical bog or muskeg showing plant zones between the shore and the open water. Zone 1 is characterised by swamp trees; zone 2 by by tall shrubs; zone 3 by sedge; and zone 4 by floating hydrophytes. The false bottom of floating peaty vegetation is extended lakeward and interwoven with sphagnum moss. (Dapples, 1959, p. 279).
Looking north into two kettle holes in end moraine ridge
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Station WK70, looking north into two kettle holes in end moraine ridge. Thursday, August 6, 1959.
End moraine south of Horton Lake
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End moraine south of Horton Lake as seen from the air (station WK70). Looking north. The ice moved from east to west. Note steeper proximal (east) side of end moraine and gentler distal (west) side grading into outwashplain. Thursday, August 6, 1959.
Fluting, grooved and drumlinized bedrock west of Bloody River
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Fluting, grooved and drumlinized bedrock west of Bloody River. Aerial view looking west in the direction of the ice movement. Thursday 6 August, 1959.
Fluting, grooved and drumlinized bedrock west of Bloody River
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Fluting, grooved and drumlinized bedrock west of Bloody River. Aerial view looking west in the direction of the ice movement. Thursday 6 August, 1959.
Glacier distorted silt underlying till
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Glacier distorted silt underlying till at station WK61. This exposure is oriented northeast-southwest with the northeast at the right hand side of the picture. Distortions indicate local ice movement from the northeast (right).