Lateral Moraines of Glacier De Tsidjiore Nouve: Form, Development, and Implications
Abstract The relationship between supraglacial lateral moraines and lateral dump moraines at Arolla. Switzerland, is discussed. A detailed study of the lateral moraines of glacier de Tsidjiore Nouve reveals their complex form (as superimposed and nested ridges) and the current mode of development (p...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000008303 2024-09-15T18:15:39+00:00 Lateral Moraines of Glacier De Tsidjiore Nouve: Form, Development, and Implications Small, R. J. 1983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000008303 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000008303 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 29, issue 102, page 250-259 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 1983 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000008303 2024-07-31T04:01:29Z Abstract The relationship between supraglacial lateral moraines and lateral dump moraines at Arolla. Switzerland, is discussed. A detailed study of the lateral moraines of glacier de Tsidjiore Nouve reveals their complex form (as superimposed and nested ridges) and the current mode of development (possibly related to the passage of a kinematic wave). Sedimentological analysis indicates that much of the constituent debris is of supraglacial origin; it is transported either directly from the base of slopes flanking the Pigne d’Arolla ice-fall or via englacial septa comprising marginal sediment incorporated in the accumulation zone. A calculation of the volume of debris in the lateral moraines suggests that glacier de Tsidjiore Nouve has recently been more active in transporting and depositing supraglacial debris than in glacial erosion sensu stricto . Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 29 102 250 259 |
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Abstract The relationship between supraglacial lateral moraines and lateral dump moraines at Arolla. Switzerland, is discussed. A detailed study of the lateral moraines of glacier de Tsidjiore Nouve reveals their complex form (as superimposed and nested ridges) and the current mode of development (possibly related to the passage of a kinematic wave). Sedimentological analysis indicates that much of the constituent debris is of supraglacial origin; it is transported either directly from the base of slopes flanking the Pigne d’Arolla ice-fall or via englacial septa comprising marginal sediment incorporated in the accumulation zone. A calculation of the volume of debris in the lateral moraines suggests that glacier de Tsidjiore Nouve has recently been more active in transporting and depositing supraglacial debris than in glacial erosion sensu stricto . |
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Lateral Moraines of Glacier De Tsidjiore Nouve: Form, Development, and Implications |
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Lateral Moraines of Glacier De Tsidjiore Nouve: Form, Development, and Implications |
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Lateral Moraines of Glacier De Tsidjiore Nouve: Form, Development, and Implications |
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Lateral Moraines of Glacier De Tsidjiore Nouve: Form, Development, and Implications |
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