Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls
Small-scale turf-banked terraces are widely developed on low- angled slopes above the Neoglacial trimlines of the Oraefi outlet glaciers in southeast Iceland. These features, which have not been previously described in this area, comprise a vegetated riser and a vegetation-free tread. The morphometr...
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ftunivnorthumb:oai:nrl.northumbria.ac.uk:18797 2023-05-15T14:23:37+02:00 Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls Douglas, Terry Harrison, Stephan 1996 https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/18797/ unknown University of Colorado Douglas, Terry and Harrison, Stephan (1996) Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls. Arctic and Alpine Research, 28 (2). pp. 228-236. ISSN 0004-0851 F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences Article PeerReviewed 1996 ftunivnorthumb 2022-09-25T06:00:34Z Small-scale turf-banked terraces are widely developed on low- angled slopes above the Neoglacial trimlines of the Oraefi outlet glaciers in southeast Iceland. These features, which have not been previously described in this area, comprise a vegetated riser and a vegetation-free tread. The morphometry of these landforms is shown to be related to slope angle. Rates of soil movement were measured over a 2-yr period using Rudberg pillars and showed maximum displacement of the surface layer of 11 mm yr-1. The environmental controls on the development of the turf-banked terraces are discussed including aspect, slope angle and altitude. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic and Alpine Research Iceland Northumbria University, Newcastle: Northumbria Research Link (NRL) |
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Small-scale turf-banked terraces are widely developed on low- angled slopes above the Neoglacial trimlines of the Oraefi outlet glaciers in southeast Iceland. These features, which have not been previously described in this area, comprise a vegetated riser and a vegetation-free tread. The morphometry of these landforms is shown to be related to slope angle. Rates of soil movement were measured over a 2-yr period using Rudberg pillars and showed maximum displacement of the surface layer of 11 mm yr-1. The environmental controls on the development of the turf-banked terraces are discussed including aspect, slope angle and altitude. |
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Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls |
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Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls |
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Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls |
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Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls |
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Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls |
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turf-banked terraces in öraefi,southeast iceland: morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls |
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University of Colorado |
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1996 |
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Arctic Arctic and Alpine Research Iceland |
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Arctic Arctic and Alpine Research Iceland |
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Douglas, Terry and Harrison, Stephan (1996) Turf-banked terraces in Öraefi,southeast Iceland: Morphometry, rates of movement, and environmental controls. Arctic and Alpine Research, 28 (2). pp. 228-236. ISSN 0004-0851 |
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