Morphometric analysis of solifluction lobes and rock glaciers in the Swiss Alps

In honour of Professor Emeritus Hugh M. French : papers from the joint Meeting of the Canadian Geomorphology Research Group and l'Association Québécoise pour l'Etude du Quaternaire, May 2004. Special Issue

Auteurs :
MATSUOKA, N.
IKEDA, A.
DATE, T.
LEWKOWICZ, A.G.

Description :
This paper aims to classify alpine lobes in terms of morphology and then to assess controls on these forms. A variety of lobate features were investigated in the Swiss Alps with reference to the morphometry and controlling factors. Active features were targeted, since inactivation is often accompanied by a morphological change due to permafrost thaw or erosional processes. The lobate features are then classified in terms of the morphological parameters and transport processes evaluated by instrumental observations. Finally, the possibility is explored that morphometry might be used as an indicator of periglacial environments.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Permafrost and periglacial processes, issn : 1045-6740, 2005, vol. 16, n°. 1, p. 99-113, nombre de pages : 15, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 43 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley