Carpathian Mountains ; Mountain ; Romania ; Structural geomorphology
The Căpăţinii Mountains lie in the middle region of the Southern Carpathians in Rumania. Their rocks are very varied in type. From the geographical point of view the mountain can be divided into four parts (according to the A.). The biggest part
of the mountains are the main ridge. The E-SE part is called Muntii Olăneştilor, it is made up mainly of detritic sedimentary rocks. The most interesting part is the massif called Buila-Vînturariţa. It is made of Jurassic limestone. Piatra Tîrnovului on the NE edge
of the mountains is also made up of Jurassic limestone. It is much smaller in area than Buila-Vînturariţa Massif. - (ZK)
Observations on rock glaciers in the Himalayas and Karakoram Mountains of northern Pakistan and India
Asia ; Geomorphology ; Himalaya ; India ; Mass movement ; Moraine ; Mountain ; Pakistan ; Permafrost ; Rock glacier ; Sediment transport
This paper will examine the characteristics and distribution of rock glaciers in the Karakoram Mountains and northern India to highlight importance as geomorphological agents and to assess geomorphological significance.
Some observations regarding mountain permafrost in the Japanese Alps
Geophysics ; Japan ; Mountain ; Periglacial features ; Permafrost ; Rock glacier
In the early 1970s permafrost was discovered from 2 Japanese volcanoes, Mt. Fuji and Mt. Daisetu, by means of shallow drilling and geophysical sounding. The last 2 decades have encountered a rapid progress in mountain permafrost researches. The most
Geomorphogenesis ; Hungary ; Mountain ; Periglacial features ; Volcanism
The range of Tokaj Mountains is not only different from the rest of our volcanic mountains because of its N-S direction, but also the duration and extent of its volcanism, its volcanic material ; and the paleogeographical circumstances were
different too. As a result of all this, the mountain is very rich in morphological forms. In Hungary, these mountains are the richest in periglacial forms thanks to the varied collection of rocks and their settlement characteristics. - (ZK)
Paper begins with a detailed description of the Itombwe Mountains forest, near Lake Tanganyika, in the congo (formely Zaire), based on bibliographic review, landscape traverses in 1992-1993, and remote sensing data from 1980-1985. Author considers
these mountains to be the second most important, if not the most important, location of highland forests in continental Africa, with a very high level of biodiversity, wide range of vegetation types, and a wide range of forest types. Their conservation
From water towers of mankind to livelihood strategies of mountain dwellers : approaches and perspectives for high mountain research
Arid area ; High mountain ; Inter-disciplinary approach ; Irrigation ; Mountain ; Research ; Rural economy ; Rural society ; Water ; Water management ; Water use
Structural control of the morphometry of open rock basins, Kananaskis region, Canadian Rocky Mountains
Bassin rocheux ; Canada ; Concept ; Dynamique de versant ; Géomorphologie structurale ; Géomorphométrie ; Modèle numérique ; Montagne ; Mouvement de masse ; Pente de versant ; Rocky Mountains ; Structure géologique ; Versant
Canada ; Concept ; Geological structure ; Geomorphometry ; Mass movement ; Mountain ; Numerical model ; Rocky Mountains ; Slope ; Slope dynamics ; Slope gradient ; Structural geomorphology
This study examined the influence of the relative orientation of bedding planes on the mesoscale morphometry of mountain rockwalls, in the Kananaskis region. Data for ten morphometric variables were derived from digital elevation models of 56 open
The North Hungarian Mountains stand third among the macroregions of Hungary with an area of 11,500 square km, extending between the Great Hungarian Plain and the northern state border (with Slovakia). From landscape geographical viewpoint
the macroregion can be subdivided to seven mesoregions ; in each of the latter there is a core with a mountain group. - (ZK)
The Tokaj Mountains differ from the other volcanic mountains of Hungary by strike, heavy dissection, (a younger) age of volcanism, a great diversity of volcanic rocks, paleogeographic circumstances (frequent marine transgressions). The paper deals
Freeze-thaw cycle ; High mountain ; Mass movement ; Monsoon ; Mountain ; Nepal ; Periglacial features ; Rock glacier
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.
Spatial patterns and structure of the mountain birch tree-limit in the southern Swedish Scandes - a regional perspective
Aeolian deflation ; Biogeography ; Ecotone ; Geo-ecology ; Microrelief ; Mountain ; Regression analysis ; Slope gradient ; Snow ; Spatial variation ; Sweden ; Tree line
This study improves the understanding of the tree-limit phenomenon in general by identifying and analysing regional spatial patterns of the present-day tree-limit position (m a.s.l.) and structure of mountain birch along relevant topographical
Erosion and sediment yield in relation to afforestation and fire in the mountains of the Western Cape Province, South Africa
Afforestation ; Cape Province ; Fire ; Human impact ; Mountain ; Natural resources ; Sediment budget ; Soil conservation ; Soil erosion ; South Africa
The mountains of the Western Cape Province fulfil a vital water supply function. In order to protect the supply, it is important to understand the natural soil erosion rates in the mountains and human influence upon them. The variety of management
Klimaökologische Aspekte in Gebirgen der südwestlichen USA unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der White Mountains
Aspects climatiques et écologiques dans des montagnes du sud-ouest des Etats-Unis, une attention particulière étant portée aux White Mountains
; Température ; Végétation ; White Mountains ; Zone subtropicale
Altitudinal zonation of vegetation ; Arid area ; Climatology ; Evaporation ; Microclimate ; Mountain ; Precipitation ; Sierra Nevada ; Slope exposure ; Soil moisture ; Solar radiation ; Subtropical zone ; Temperature ; Temperature gradient ; United
Food ; Living conditions ; Malnutrition ; Mountain ; Nepal ; Rural life ; Village
Paper is based on the results of household surveys in six remote mountain villages, located in the transition zones between the Terai and the Siwalik Hills and between the Pokhara Basin, Middle Mountains and the High Himal. They are among the many
Gaddi Shepherds have had horizontal and vertical access to pastoral resources in the mountain commons for many years. During this time, they have maintained relationships with cultivators in the valleys and plains that sustained an ecological
balance in both the mountains and lowlands. Since the nineteenth century, changes in the political economy of the plains and an erosion of customary institutions in the mountains have threatened the precarious livelihood of the Gaddis. - (SLD)