Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA
Locational data for 96 allochthonous blockfields distributed throughout the Appalachian Mountains of eastern USA were obtained using TerraServer, an online resource for viewing air‐photo and satellite imagery. The elevation of Appalachian blockfields south of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) border pa...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:wly:perpro:v:18:y:2007:i:1:p:61-73 2023-05-15T17:57:45+02:00 Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA Kim J. Park Nelson Frederick E. Nelson Michael T. Walegur https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.574 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.574 article ftrepec https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.574 2020-12-04T13:31:03Z Locational data for 96 allochthonous blockfields distributed throughout the Appalachian Mountains of eastern USA were obtained using TerraServer, an online resource for viewing air‐photo and satellite imagery. The elevation of Appalachian blockfields south of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) border parallels regional gradients of contemporary mean July, summer and annual temperature. Mean July temperature reductions inferred from palaeoecological studies indicate that the median elevation of blockfields throughout the Appalachians lay at or above timberline during the LGM. Palaeotemperatures calculated using known Appalachian lapse rates and published LGM temperature departures indicate that most blockfields in the study area were formed under climatic conditions conducive to permafrost. Allochthonous blockfields in the Appalachians appear to be constituent elements of periglacial ‘form communities’. Internet‐based map products can be used to create generalised reconnaissance‐level geomorphic data bases over large areas. Complementary use of these resources and spatial‐analytic techniques holds considerable potential for addressing the broad‐scale problems with which traditional climatic geomorphology is concerned. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 18 1 61 73 |
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Locational data for 96 allochthonous blockfields distributed throughout the Appalachian Mountains of eastern USA were obtained using TerraServer, an online resource for viewing air‐photo and satellite imagery. The elevation of Appalachian blockfields south of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) border parallels regional gradients of contemporary mean July, summer and annual temperature. Mean July temperature reductions inferred from palaeoecological studies indicate that the median elevation of blockfields throughout the Appalachians lay at or above timberline during the LGM. Palaeotemperatures calculated using known Appalachian lapse rates and published LGM temperature departures indicate that most blockfields in the study area were formed under climatic conditions conducive to permafrost. Allochthonous blockfields in the Appalachians appear to be constituent elements of periglacial ‘form communities’. Internet‐based map products can be used to create generalised reconnaissance‐level geomorphic data bases over large areas. Complementary use of these resources and spatial‐analytic techniques holds considerable potential for addressing the broad‐scale problems with which traditional climatic geomorphology is concerned. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Kim J. Park Nelson Frederick E. Nelson Michael T. Walegur |
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Kim J. Park Nelson Frederick E. Nelson Michael T. Walegur Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA |
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Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA |
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Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA |
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Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA |
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Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA |
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Periglacial Appalachia: palaeoclimatic significance of blockfield elevation gradients, eastern USA |
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