Abstract
Trend surfaces were determined and compared for the bedrock surface, two characteristics of the present topography, and 42 water well log reports of glacially buried carbonaceous horizons within drift from an area in central Michigan. Data almost certainly indicate that the glacially buried Pleistocene organic deposits represent two or more pre-Woodfordian paleosurfaces. Trend surface analysis of buried organic horizons may be useful for recognizing paleosurfaces and separating drift sheets in other areas with limited subsurface data.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 64-73 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Professional Geographer |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Michigan-glaciation
- Paleosurface
- Pleistocene
- Trend surface
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Earth-Surface Processes