LES CUVETTES GLACIO-KARSTIQUES DANS LES HAUTES MONTAGNES MEDITERRANEENNES ET ALPINES
Auteur :NICOD J.,
Description :
DESCRIPTION OF SOME DEPRESSIONS SITUATED IN KARSTIC MOUNTAINS OF HIGH-ALPINE TYPE. THE DIFFERENT SHAPES OF THIS DEPRESSIONS ARE CONDITIONED BY THE STRUCTURE. THEIR ORIGIN DEPENDS UPON SEVERAL PROCESS: A) OVERDEEPENING TYPICAL OF GLACIERS| B) DEEPENING OF THE BASIS AT THE TIME OF GLACIER MELTING (RESIDUAL GLACIER STAGE)| C) PRESENT DAY DEEPENING DUE TO THE CO RICH WATERS OF SNOW MELTING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CRYOCLASTIC PROCESSES. IN EVERY CASE THE STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS AND THE ROCK FRACTURE PLAY A DETERMINING ROLE. FINALLY, THE SEQUENCE OF PROCESSES LEADS TO AN AUTO-CATALISIS PHENOMENON FOR THE LARGEST AND OLDEST BASINS.
Type de document :
Article de périodique
Source :
CUAD. GEOGR. UNIV. GRANADA, 1975, n°. 1, p. 7-17
Date :
1975
Langue :
Français
Français
Droits :
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