Analysis of observational and proxy forms of evidence of climatic change especially in the Alps and the Rocky Mountains for three time scales : late glacial maximum (ca 18 000 B.P.)| little ice age (ca A. D. 1550-1850)| and recent, the last based
Thickness and character of regolith on mountain slopes in the vicinity of Mountain Lake, Virginia, as indicated by seismic refraction, and implications for hillslope evolution
Colluvion ; Dynamique de versant ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie physique ; Périglaciaire ; Sismique ; Stratigraphie ; Versant ; Virginia
Physical geography
Seismic refraction is used to determine the variation in thickness and seismic velocities of regolith on boulder-mantled mountain flanks underlain by shale in the Valley and Ridge province near Mountain Lake. Emphasis is on cross-slope variations
The mountainous West: explorations in historical geography
Historical geography ; Mountain ; Natural environment ; Resource management ; United States of America
Etats-Unis ; Gestion des ressources ; Géographie historique ; Milieu naturel ; Montagne
Fourteen essays by North American geographers organized around the themes of barriers, islands of moisture, zones of concentrated resources, areas of governmental control, restorative sanctuary, and the mountain-valley interface. All essays deal
The fluvial concentration of heavy minerals in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, Central Ireland
Alluvium ; Floodplain ; Fluvial processes ; Geomorphology ; Heavy minerals ; Hydrodynamics ; Ireland ; Model ; Mountain ; Principal components analysis ; Spatial variation
This paper presents a model of the development of heavy mineral concentrations in alluvial sediments of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the context of the Quaternary geomorphological development of these mountains. This is achieved by identifying
groups of spatially-associated mineral species hosted in the Holocene alluvial sediments of the mountains and by explaining the spatial distribution processes of such groups.
[b1] University College, dept. of geography, Dublin, Irlande
Contrary to the well-studied Pleistocene glaciation, periglacial phenomena in Slovenia have been given less scientific attention because they are not particularly evident in high mountains due to prevailing carbonate rocks. This, however
, is not the case in the Pohorje Mountains : built of igneous and metamorphic rocks, it was not glaciated due to its insufficient elevation, but was subject to periglacial processes. In the article, some of the periglacial landforms of the Pohorje mountains
This study examines the adjustment of river systems in the Golan Heights to reservoir construction in small basaltic mountainous catchments where total water flow is impounded, and discusses comparisons with the effects of large dams on alluvial
Studies of snow accumulation and ablation on perennial snow patches in the mountains of Japan
Ablation glaciaire ; Bibliographie ; Bilan de masse ; Climatologie ; Climatologie synoptique ; Erosion ; Géographie physique ; Japon ; Limite d'enneigement ; Montagne ; Neige ; Niche de nivation ; Précipitation
Physical geography
Through a review of research, the A. summarizes the characteristics of snow accumulation and ablation on perennial snow patches in the Japanese mountains.