Slope failure and denudation in the western Himalaya
Mass movement in the Himalaya
Catastrophe ; Crue ; Dynamique de versant ; Erosion des sols ; Fluviatile ; Glaciaire ; Glaciation ; Haute montagne ; Himalaya ; Inde ; Montagne ; Mouvement de masse
Catastrophe ; Flood ; Fluvial processes ; Glacial features ; Glaciation ; High mountain ; Himalaya ; India ; Mass movement ; Mountain ; Slope dynamics ; Soil erosion
This paper assesses denudation by mass-movement in the western Himalaya and relates the mobilization of debris by mass movement to further removal by glacial and fluvial processes.
The principal objective of this paper is the determination of geomorphic work accomplished by rockglaciers in the Khumbu Himalaya, and to compare this work with rates obtained in continental mountain ranges of the mid-latitudes.
Tectonic predesign of mass movements, with examples from the Chinese Himalaya
Mass movement in the Himalaya
Chine ; Haute montagne ; Himalaya ; Loess ; Montagne ; Mouvement de masse ; Néotectonique ; Risque naturel ; Séisme ; Tectonique ; Tectonique de plaques
China ; Earthquake ; High mountain ; Himalaya ; Loess ; Mass movement ; Mountain ; Natural hazards ; Neotectonics ; Plate tectonics ; Tectonics
This paper reviews a number of specific cases of slope evolution in the Chinese Himalaya which have generally been subject to misconceptions. The A. shows that in practically all cases of mass-movements, endogenic processes are also of fundamental
Flood ; Himalaya ; India ; Inundation ; Mountain ; Precipitation ; Sikkim ; Water erosion
The uplifting Sikkim Himalaya are invaded every 20-40 years by extreme floods caused by continuous rains, exceeding 600-1000 mm in 2-3 days. Steep slopes, permeable soils and deforestation cause a simultaneous passing of thresholds of the slope
Mass movement in the Himalaya : new insights and research directions
Mass movement in the Himalaya
The processes of mass movement in the Himalaya have been described many times for the past two centuries. Recently, developments in a variety of fields have been introduced to assess the character of mass movement. Geomorphometry, remote sensing
, digital elevation models, and geographic information system technology are revolutionizing the study of mass movement in the Himalaya.
Slope denudation and the supply of debris to cones in Langtang Himal, Central Nepal Himalaya
Mass movement in the Himalaya
This study aims : to estimate the period of formation of debris cones in the last 4000 years BP in the Langtang Valley, north of Kathmandu, central Nepal Himalaya; and to estimate the volume of the debris supply and the rate of bedrock denudation
Culturel ; Economie de subsistance ; Himalaya ; Karakoram ; Pakistan ; Société rurale ; Source ; Village
Cultural studies ; Himalaya ; Karokoram ; Pakistan ; Rural society ; Springs ; Subsistence economy ; Village
Author examines the role of a hot spring in a subsistence economy of a village lying in the Karakorum-Himalaya. She explores the ways in which village life focus on the pond - religious, economic, and social - and weighs and harshly criticizes
Vegetationsgeschichtliche Untersuchungen in Hochasien - 1. Anthropogene Vegetationsveränderungen im Langtang-Tal, Himalaya
Etudes de l'histoire de la végétation en Haute Asie - 1. Modifications de la végétation dues à l'action anthropique dans la vallée du Langtang, Himalaya, Népal
Le village népalais de Langtang est situé à 3500 m d'altitude dans une zone forestière de montagne sur le versant sud de l'Himalaya. C'est le seul habitat permanent dans cette vallée. Cet article présente une étude de la végétation actuelle et de
Asia ; Asian part of Russia ; Climatic variation ; Geomorphology ; High mountain ; Himalaya ; Holocene ; Human impact ; Mongolia ; Monsoon ; Permafrost ; Quaternary ; Rill wash ; Sakha ; Snow line ; Soil erosion ; Tibet ; Tree line
Himalaya, and less precise observations from Yakutia, the whole Mongolian and Quaidam-Tibet-Himalayan sections of the transect, and the Meghalaya Plateau.
Afghanistan ; Asie ; Cours d'eau ; Cénozoïque ; Fluviatile ; Géomorphodynamique ; Himalaya ; Mouvement vertical ; Profil longitudinal ; Réseau de drainage ; Tectonique de plaques ; Tibet
Afghanistan ; Asia ; Cenozoic ; Drainage network ; Earth surface processes ; Fluvial processes ; Himalaya ; Longitudinal section ; Plate tectonics ; Stream ; Tibet ; Vertical movement
This paper describes the southward-draining systems of Afghanistan, of Tibet and southeast Asia, and of the Himalaya and southern Tibet, and concentrates on base levels of erosion, recent river gradients and the response to tectonic, climatic