Effects of high-magnitude/low-frequency fluvial events generated by intense snowmelt or heavy rainfall in arctic periglacial environments in northern Swedish Lapland and northern Siberia

Auteurs :
BEYLICH, A.A.
GINTZ, D.

Description :
The characteristics of these events in the arctic-oceanic Latnjavagge drainage basin in northern Swedish Lapland are analysed and compared with snowmelt and rainfall-induced runoff peaks in the Krasnaya river system in arctic northern Siberia. The results from these both arctic periglacial environments underline the high importance of high-magnitude/low-frequency fluvial events for the total fluvial sediment budgets of periglacial fluvial sediments. Restricted sediment avaibility is in both arctic environments the major controlling factor for this behaviour.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 2004, vol. 86, n°. 1, p. 11-29, nombre de pages : 19, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 27 ref.

Date :
2004

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