Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China

Abstract Gelifluction in the periglacial zone of the Tianshan Mountains occurs at 2500‐3600 m above sea level on north‐facing slopes. Abundant groundwater, fine grained sediments and slopes 10°‐30° favour gelifluction. Most gelifluction forms are lobate, a few are tongue‐shaped. The mean surface rat...

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Published in:Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Main Authors: Gengnian, Liu, Heigang, Xiong, Zhijiu, Cui
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995
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Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
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spelling crwiley:10.1002/ppp.3430060308 2024-06-02T08:13:11+00:00 Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China Gengnian, Liu Heigang, Xiong Zhijiu, Cui 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430060308 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.3430060308 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.3430060308 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Permafrost and Periglacial Processes volume 6, issue 3, page 265-271 ISSN 1045-6740 1099-1530 journal-article 1995 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430060308 2024-05-03T11:03:01Z Abstract Gelifluction in the periglacial zone of the Tianshan Mountains occurs at 2500‐3600 m above sea level on north‐facing slopes. Abundant groundwater, fine grained sediments and slopes 10°‐30° favour gelifluction. Most gelifluction forms are lobate, a few are tongue‐shaped. The mean surface rate of movement is 11.14cm/a; the front advancing rate is 1.86cm/a. The moving rate in the middle part is greater than at the sides of gelifluction lobes, the mean rates being 3.1 cm/a and 0.86cm/a, respectively. Article in Journal/Newspaper Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Wiley Online Library Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 6 3 265 271
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description Abstract Gelifluction in the periglacial zone of the Tianshan Mountains occurs at 2500‐3600 m above sea level on north‐facing slopes. Abundant groundwater, fine grained sediments and slopes 10°‐30° favour gelifluction. Most gelifluction forms are lobate, a few are tongue‐shaped. The mean surface rate of movement is 11.14cm/a; the front advancing rate is 1.86cm/a. The moving rate in the middle part is greater than at the sides of gelifluction lobes, the mean rates being 3.1 cm/a and 0.86cm/a, respectively.
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author Gengnian, Liu
Heigang, Xiong
Zhijiu, Cui
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Heigang, Xiong
Zhijiu, Cui
Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China
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title Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China
title_short Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China
title_full Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China
title_fullStr Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China
title_full_unstemmed Gelifluction in the alpine periglacial environment of the Tianshan Mountains, China
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