Quantifying Holocene surface lowering of limestone pavements in previously glaciated environments

Modelling of high-mountain relief

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
Valuable estimates of Holocene solutional erosion rates are offered by ice-scoured limestone pavements which provide adequate reference surfaces and reliable chronological control. From Spitsbergen to the equatorial mountains and hyperhumid Chilean Patagonia, increasing rates of surface lowering due to carbonate solution coincide with increasing precipitation amounts. Additional data from other environments confirm the primacy of this climatic control, but also point to the need for rock control (porosity and jointing) to be taken into account in comparative studies.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geographia polonica, issn : 0016-7282, 2008, vol. 81, n°. 1, p. 9-17, nombre de pages : 9, Références bibliographiques : 1,5 p.

Date :
2008

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pologne, Warszawa, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe