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Valter Axelsson

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Residence
  
Sweden

Nationality
  
Swedish

Alma mater
  
Uppsala University

Academic advisor
  
Filip Hjulström

Citizenship
  
Sweden

Doctoral advisor
  
Filip Hjulström

Known for
  
River delta

Fields
  
Geomorphology Sedimentology

Valter Axelsson (b. 1924) was a Swedish geomorphologist and educator who made significant contributions to the understanding of the delta sedimentology and dynamics. One of his principal study sites was the Laitaure delta in Sarek National Park. In his thesis work on Laitaure delta and Rapaälven Axelsson drew on a hydrological data collection started by Axel Hamberg.

References

Valter Axelsson Wikipedia