Periglacial evidence from the western Cape Mountains, South Africa: A progress report
Abstract Extensive Pleistocene debris deposits occur in the Western Cape Mountains, South Africa. Although a cryogenic origin for the clasts is generally accepted, there is still discussion about the conditions under which debris transport and deposition took place. In the Waaihoek Mountains soliflu...
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crwiley:10.1002/ppp.3430020105 2024-06-02T08:13:09+00:00 Periglacial evidence from the western Cape Mountains, South Africa: A progress report Boelhouwers, J. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430020105 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.3430020105 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.3430020105 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Permafrost and Periglacial Processes volume 2, issue 1, page 13-20 ISSN 1045-6740 1099-1530 journal-article 1991 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430020105 2024-05-03T11:58:31Z Abstract Extensive Pleistocene debris deposits occur in the Western Cape Mountains, South Africa. Although a cryogenic origin for the clasts is generally accepted, there is still discussion about the conditions under which debris transport and deposition took place. In the Waaihoek Mountains solifluction features occur at 1800m a.s.l. Present‐day periglacial activity results from surficial soil frost action and snowfalls in the cold season. To assess the significance of freeze‐thaw action on soil movement rates, continuous and periodic measurements are being made of climatic parameters and soil movement at several experimental sites, including a snowpatch site, at 1850m a.s.l. in the Waaihoek Mountains. Article in Journal/Newspaper Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Wiley Online Library Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 2 1 13 20 |
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Abstract Extensive Pleistocene debris deposits occur in the Western Cape Mountains, South Africa. Although a cryogenic origin for the clasts is generally accepted, there is still discussion about the conditions under which debris transport and deposition took place. In the Waaihoek Mountains solifluction features occur at 1800m a.s.l. Present‐day periglacial activity results from surficial soil frost action and snowfalls in the cold season. To assess the significance of freeze‐thaw action on soil movement rates, continuous and periodic measurements are being made of climatic parameters and soil movement at several experimental sites, including a snowpatch site, at 1850m a.s.l. in the Waaihoek Mountains. |
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Periglacial evidence from the western Cape Mountains, South Africa: A progress report |
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Periglacial evidence from the western Cape Mountains, South Africa: A progress report |
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