Nivation forms and processes in unconsolidated sediments, NE Greenland

Auteur :
CHRISTIANSEN, H.H.

Description :
In the periglacial unconsolidated sediment landscape of Zackenberg in High Arctic NE Greenland, perennial and seasonal snowpatches dominate the geomorphological development in large areas and control the distribution of the vegetation. The existence and distribution of snowpatches and their associated landforms are mainly controlled by the dominating winter wind direction and the amount of snow precipitation. This makes them an important source of information on past environmental change, and knowledge of the combination of geomorphological processes and forms that result from their existence is thus essential.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1998, vol. 23, n°. 8, p. 751-760, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 21 ref.

Date :
1998

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