Snow cover, permafrost and the formation of skin flows on a high-mountain scree slope (Corral de veleta, Sierra Nevada, Spain)

• Published in: Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica
• Main Authors: Tanarro García, L. M., Palacios Estremera, D., Zamorano Orozco, J. J., Gómez Ortiz, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2013
• Subjects: Alta; Corral; Hielo; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cig/article/view/1237; https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.1237

. This study examines the origin of a series of mass movements called skin flows occurring on a scree slope located at the foot on the north wall of Pico del Veleta in Sierra Nevada, Spain (3398 m, 37º03'21''N, 3º 21' 57''W). The genesis of these flows is contrasted to...