Bedrock frost heave - Technical Notes

The technical notes listed below are presented as an aid to understanding particular instances of ice-induced bedrock disruption where the usual parameters (periglacial climate, ice segregation) seem insufficient to fully explain observations.  The technical notes relate specifically to the question:  Are certain occurrences of ice-disrupted bedrock on the Avalon Peninsula indicative of special climate conditions that existed during the most recent deglaciation?  The notes do not answer the question directly, but they present concepts that could be used to support an affirmative answer. 

List of technical notes: 

Note 01: Deglaciation - Climate instability
Note 02: Temperate glacier - Abrupt climate change
Note 03: Polythermal glaciation - Artesian aquifer
Note 04: Glacial loading - Faults and voids
Note 05: Hydraulic bedrock frost heave
​Note 06: Non-tangential ice flow
Note 07: Alignment of joint blocks by ice creep
Note 08: Glacial erosion of bedrock frost heave features
Note 09: Widening of joints by ice segregation 
Note 10: Subglacial permeable frozen bedrock 
Note 11: The subglacial ice segregation/cold deglaciation model
Note 12: Plucking by a cold based glacier
​Note 13: Basal shear stress

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