Geomorphological characteristics and significance of Late Quaternary paraglacial rock-slope failures on Skiddaw Group terrain, Lake District, Northwest England

Auteurs :
WILSON, P.
SMITH, A.

Description :
Eight relict rock-slope failures (RSFs) on Skiddaw Group terrain in the Lake District are described. Five of the failures are rockslides, one is a product of slope deformation, and two are compound features with evidence for sliding and deformation in different sectors. As none appears to have been overrun and modified by glacier ice, it is concluded that they all post-date the Last Glacial Maximum. Slope stress readjustments resulting from glacial and deglacial influences are considered to have weakened the slopes, and application of the term paraglacial is appropriate.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 2006, vol. 88, n°. 3, p. 237-252, nombre de pages : 16, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 74 ref.

Date :
2006

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi