Little tools, big job: The periglacial conveyor system in cryoplanated uplands

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Mitchell, Raven J., Nelson, Frederick E., Nyland, Kelsey E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Atlin; British Columbia; Canada; Stripe; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2193; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.2193

Abstract The mechanisms of sediment removal associated with the nivation process suite are underinvestigated, a situation that hinders development of a unified, coherent theory of cryoplanation terrace formation. This study links sorted stripes—a type of periglacial patterned ground frequently encou...