Periglacial resurfacing of hillslopes and channels with large boulders in the Virginia Appalachians

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Fame, Michelle L., Chilton, Kristin D., Spotila, James A., Kelly, Meredith A., Caton, Summer A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Gap Mountain; Virginia Valley; Climate change; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.5713; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.5713

Abstract Large, resistant, quartz‐rich boulders deposited on hillslopes and in channels armour the landscape, trap sediment and influence hillslope angle and erodibility. In the Virginia Appalachians, such boulders are a significant component of hillslopes and channels. Establishing the timing of an...