Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden
Turf‐banked lobes and terraces on the valley slopes and stone‐banked or non‐sorted lobes at summits show a distinct regional trend of decreasing size from west to east in the Abisko region, northern Sweden. Significant correlations with environmental parameters exist between morphometry and elevatio...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:wly:perpro:v:17:y:2006:i:3:p:253-266 2023-05-15T12:59:15+02:00 Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden Hanna Ridefelt Jan Boelhouwers https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.560 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.560 article ftrepec https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.560 2020-12-04T13:31:03Z Turf‐banked lobes and terraces on the valley slopes and stone‐banked or non‐sorted lobes at summits show a distinct regional trend of decreasing size from west to east in the Abisko region, northern Sweden. Significant correlations with environmental parameters exist between morphometry and elevation, soil moisture and soil texture. At a regional scale, high soil moisture environments can be associated with larger dimensions. The turf‐banked forms in the valleys are associated with deep seasonal snow cover and therefore saturated conditions are believed to enhance gelifluction at these locations. The smaller forms on the vegetation‐ and snow‐free summit sites are believed to be dominated by frost creep. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Abisko Northern Sweden RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Abisko ENVELOPE(18.829,18.829,68.349,68.349) Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 17 3 253 266 |
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Turf‐banked lobes and terraces on the valley slopes and stone‐banked or non‐sorted lobes at summits show a distinct regional trend of decreasing size from west to east in the Abisko region, northern Sweden. Significant correlations with environmental parameters exist between morphometry and elevation, soil moisture and soil texture. At a regional scale, high soil moisture environments can be associated with larger dimensions. The turf‐banked forms in the valleys are associated with deep seasonal snow cover and therefore saturated conditions are believed to enhance gelifluction at these locations. The smaller forms on the vegetation‐ and snow‐free summit sites are believed to be dominated by frost creep. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Hanna Ridefelt Jan Boelhouwers Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden |
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Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden |
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Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden |
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Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden |
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Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden |
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Observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the Abisko region, northern Sweden |
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observations on regional variation in solifluction landform morphology and environment in the abisko region, northern sweden |
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