Ice-marginal terrestrial landsystems: Sediment heterogeneity, architecture and hydrogeological implications

The compilation of literature and insights presented in this paper result from collaborative research between E. Arnaud (E.A.) and B. Parker (B.P.) and many discussions with colleagues and students in our programs. E. Arnaud's research in the glacial geology of ice-marginal systems and its hydrogeological significance has been supported through several NSERC Discovery Grants. Additional data sets that informed this review were collected during projects funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (E.A.) , the Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence Program (B.P. and E.A.) , an NSERC Collaborative and Research Development Grant (B.P. and E.A.) and an NSERC Alliance Grant (J. Levison and E.A.) . The site models presented in the discussion were part of a study supported by Daron Abbey and Steve Shikaze at Matrix Solutions Inc. and funded by the University Consortium for Field Focused Groundwater Contamination Research and an NSERC Industrial Research Chair to B. Parker. We also acknowledge the site owners of that study site for logistical support and ongoing access. We thank Moazame Mesgar and Jesse Brown for drafting key figures. We are also very appreciative of the thoughtful and comprehensive comments of two anonymous reviewers. Lastly, E. Arnaud is grateful for the support of colleagues and staff of the annual faculty writing retreat at the University of Guelph.