Some observations on the formation of an active pronival rampart at Grunehogna Peaks, Western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: D. W. Hedding, K. I. Meiklejohn, J. J. Le Roux, M. Loubser, J. K. Davis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Dronning Maud Land; Grunehogna; Grunehogna Peaks; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.698

Summer observations of the morphology and the debris accumulation processes at an actively forming pronival rampart at Grunehogna Peaks, Western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica demonstrate that rockfall debris accumulation is causing downslope (outward) rampart extension even though the distal slope...