Origin of giant wave ripples in Snowball Earth cap carbonate

Grain diameter (mm) Wavelength (m) Mean n Mean Range n Reference 0.67 34 5.5 5 5.8 8 This study: Nuccaleena, Enorama Creek 0.87 31 2.6 1.8 3.2 7 This study: Nuccalenna, Elatina Creek 0.91 41 4.5 3 6 ? Halverson et al., 2004 Fig. 10b 0.43 3 0.6 ? ? de Alvarenga et al., 2004 Fig. 7b 1.28 25 2.5 2 3 ? Hoffman et al., 2007 Fig. 8b 1.86 8 1.5 1.2 1.8 ? Hoffman and Schrag, 2002 Fig. 4d 1.82 40 1.5 1.2 1.8 ? Hoffman and Schrag, 2002 Fig. 4b 1.99 10 1.0 0.5 1.5 ? James et al., 2001 Fig. 7b 0.63 31 1.0 0.5 1.5 ? James et al., 2001 Fig. 6a,c,d 0.12 ? 2.6 1.5 3.5 4 Allen and Hoffman, 2005: Mackenzie Mtns. 0.5 ? 4.3 3 5.4 3 Allen and Hoffman, 2005: Svalbard