Erosion of Perennially Frozen Streambanks
A literature review indicated that the effects or permafrost on streambank erodibility and stability are not yet understood because systematic and quantitative measurements are seriously lacking. Consequently, general controversy exists as to whether perennially frozen ground inhibits lateral erosio...
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ftdtic:ADA138410 2023-05-15T16:36:55+02:00 Erosion of Perennially Frozen Streambanks Lawson,D E COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH 1983-12 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA138410 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA138410 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA138410 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Snow Ice and Permafrost *Banks(Waterways) *Permafrost *Soil erosion Ice Slope Sediments Thawing Bluffs LPN-CWIS-31568 LPN-CWIS-31722 Text 1983 ftdtic 2016-02-19T09:17:58Z A literature review indicated that the effects or permafrost on streambank erodibility and stability are not yet understood because systematic and quantitative measurements are seriously lacking. Consequently, general controversy exists as to whether perennially frozen ground inhibits lateral erosion and bankline recession, or whether it increases bank recession rates. Perennially frozen streambanks erode because of modification of the bank's thermal regime by exposure to air and water, and because of various erosional processes. Factors that determine rates and locations of erosion include physical, thermal and structural properties of bank sediments, stream hydraulics and climate. Thermal and physical modification of streambanks may also induce accelerated erosion within permafrost terrain removed from the immediate river environment. Bankline or bluffline recession rates are highly variable, ranging from less than 1 m/year to over 30 m/year and, exceptionally, to over 60 m/year. Long-term observations of the physical and thermal erosion processes and systematic ground surveys and measurements of bankline-bluffline recession rates are needed. Text Ice permafrost Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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A literature review indicated that the effects or permafrost on streambank erodibility and stability are not yet understood because systematic and quantitative measurements are seriously lacking. Consequently, general controversy exists as to whether perennially frozen ground inhibits lateral erosion and bankline recession, or whether it increases bank recession rates. Perennially frozen streambanks erode because of modification of the bank's thermal regime by exposure to air and water, and because of various erosional processes. Factors that determine rates and locations of erosion include physical, thermal and structural properties of bank sediments, stream hydraulics and climate. Thermal and physical modification of streambanks may also induce accelerated erosion within permafrost terrain removed from the immediate river environment. Bankline or bluffline recession rates are highly variable, ranging from less than 1 m/year to over 30 m/year and, exceptionally, to over 60 m/year. Long-term observations of the physical and thermal erosion processes and systematic ground surveys and measurements of bankline-bluffline recession rates are needed. |
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Erosion of Perennially Frozen Streambanks |
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Erosion of Perennially Frozen Streambanks |
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Erosion of Perennially Frozen Streambanks |
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Erosion of Perennially Frozen Streambanks |
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Erosion of Perennially Frozen Streambanks |
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erosion of perennially frozen streambanks |
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1983 |
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