Rock glaciers in Daxue Shan, south-eastern Tibetan Plateau: an inventory, their distribution, and their environmental controls

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Ran, Zeze, Liu, Gengnian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; First Rock; permafrost; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2327-2018; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00005282; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00005239/tc-12-2327-2018.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/12/2327/2018/tc-12-2327-2018.pdf

Rock glaciers are typical periglacial landforms. They can indicate the existence of permafrost, and can also shed light on the regional geomorphological and climatic conditions under which they may have developed. This article provides the first rock glacier inventory of Daxue Shan, south-eastern Ti...