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
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
This study describes and explains the spatial distribution of mass movement in the central Nepal Himalaya. Judgments were formulated on the origin and rates of mass movement using field evidence, topographic maps, geologic maps, and SPOT imagery