Nature and importance of mass‐wasting by rock glaciers in alpine permafrost environments
Abstract Active rock glaciers are forms of and indicators for alpine permafrost. On average every individual transports a volume of 1.2‐1.6 × 10 6 m 3 of talus and ice with a speed of 5‐100 cm/yr. The amount of talus in a rock glacier is about 40‐50 per cent of the total volume. Active rock glaciers...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1977
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290020213 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.3290020213 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.3290020213 |