Modern deglaciation in Sierra Nevada : morphogenetic effects, new data and out-look regardings future studies

• Published in: Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica
• Main Authors: Gómez Ortiz, A., Schulte, L., Salvador Franch, F., Palacios Estremera, D., Sanjosé Blasco, J. J., Atkinson Gordo, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2013
• Subjects: Corral; Glaciar Rocoso; Hielo; Pequeña; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cig/article/view/1138; https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.1138

During the Little Ice Age a small glacier occupied the Veleta cirque (Guarnón glacier, Sierra Nevada, Spain). The successive melting and disappearance of the glacier during the first half of the 20th century were followed by the construction of talus cones located at the foot of the cirque wall. Deb...