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The complicated process of transformation of solid glacier bedrock into loose sediments is still far from being completely understood. At the moment three main approaches exist to solve this problem: (1) direct observations of the glacier activity (glaciohydrological investigations); (2) theoretic conclusions based on the laboratory experiments and models; (3) geomorphological investigations of both landforms appeared due to erosional activity of glaciers (fjords, troughs and other erosional forms) and accumulative landforms (different types of moraines, etc.).
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Lisitzin, A.P. (2002). Mechanisms of Sediment Incorporation in Continental Ice-Catchment Areas. In: Sea-Ice and Iceberg Sedimentation in the Ocean. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55905-1_9
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