Present-Day Solifluction Processes in the Semi-arid Range of Sierra Nevada (Spain)
In the highest land of the Sierra Nevada National Park, an experiment to monitor solifluction rates together with the thermal regime of the ground was implemented during the period 2005-2011. Data show evidence of the low activity of solifluction processes in the present-day periglacial belt of Sier...
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ftubarcepubl:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/174121 2024-02-11T09:59:02+01:00 Present-Day Solifluction Processes in the Semi-arid Range of Sierra Nevada (Spain) Oliva Franganillo, Marc Gómez Ortiz, Antonio Salvador Franch, Ferran Salvà i Catarineu, Montse 2016-01-16 6 p. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2445/174121 eng eng University of Colorado Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.2.365 Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2016, vol. 46, num. 2, p. 365-370 Articles publicats en revistes (Geografia) https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.2.365 1523-0430 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/174121 640559 (c) University of Colorado, 2016 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Termometria Sierra Nevada (Andalusia) Geomorfologia periglacial Temperature measurements Periglacial processes info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftubarcepubl https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.2.365 2024-01-24T01:14:12Z In the highest land of the Sierra Nevada National Park, an experiment to monitor solifluction rates together with the thermal regime of the ground was implemented during the period 2005-2011. Data show evidence of the low activity of solifluction processes in the present-day periglacial belt of Sierra Nevada. Annual displacement rates were lower than 1 cm yr-1 both in northern and southern slopes. Solifluction was more active near snow patches and streams. Rates were also higher during snowier years. Soil temperatures showed seasonal frost occurrence, though the depth and duration of the frozen layer is strongly conditioned by the annual snow cover. Water availability appears to be a crucial factor for solifluction processes in this semiarid environment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 46 2 365 370 |
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In the highest land of the Sierra Nevada National Park, an experiment to monitor solifluction rates together with the thermal regime of the ground was implemented during the period 2005-2011. Data show evidence of the low activity of solifluction processes in the present-day periglacial belt of Sierra Nevada. Annual displacement rates were lower than 1 cm yr-1 both in northern and southern slopes. Solifluction was more active near snow patches and streams. Rates were also higher during snowier years. Soil temperatures showed seasonal frost occurrence, though the depth and duration of the frozen layer is strongly conditioned by the annual snow cover. Water availability appears to be a crucial factor for solifluction processes in this semiarid environment. |
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Present-Day Solifluction Processes in the Semi-arid Range of Sierra Nevada (Spain) |
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Present-Day Solifluction Processes in the Semi-arid Range of Sierra Nevada (Spain) |
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present-day solifluction processes in the semi-arid range of sierra nevada (spain) |
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Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.2.365 Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2016, vol. 46, num. 2, p. 365-370 Articles publicats en revistes (Geografia) https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.2.365 1523-0430 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/174121 640559 |
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