Controls on the variation of fan-surface age in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina

Auteurs :
MILLS, H.H.
ALLISON, J.B.

Description :
Alluvial fan deposits in two areas of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Haywood County were mapped and subdivided into three relative ages (young, intermediate and old) on the basis of topographic position and weathering characteristics. The mapping of fan-surface ages allows an initial assessment of debris-flow hazards, as future floods and debris flows on the mountain piedmonts probably will be confined to the young surfaces.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1994, vol. 15, n°. 5, p. 465-480, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 20 ref.

Date :
1994

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis