Valter Axelsson

Valter Axelsson
Born 1924
Sweden
Residence Sweden
Citizenship Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Fields Geomorphology
Sedimentology
Alma mater Uppsala University
Doctoral advisor Filip Hjulström
Known for Deltaic processes

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.[1]

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