The methodology of kineto-stratigraphy as applied to glacial geology

Abstract

Studies of contorted drift sequence in southeastern Denmark have resulted in a fusion of the working methods and principles of glacial-tectonics and lithostratigraphy and in the formulation of a new type of stratigraphy, kineto-stratigraphy, where main emphasis is placed on the study of the directional elements that reflect the movement patterns (kinetics) of former ice sheets. Through studies of principal localities, where deposits and deformation from more than one glacial advance are found, regional kineto­stratigraphic drift units are established, and local glacial deposits are classified accordingly. The relative significance of the various directional elements is discussed, and a brief outline of the new Weichselian kineto-stratigraphy of southeastern Denmark is given.