'Protalus ramparts' on Navajo Mountain, Utah, USA:Reinterpretation as blockslope-sourced rock glaciers

Transverse ridges crossing broad lobes of coarse debris on a structural bench at similar to 2600-2750 m on Navajo Mountain were interpreted by Blagborough and Breed (1967) as relict protalus ramparts formed by debris cascading down hard snow or firn and accumulating at its downslope margins. Reinves...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Main Authors: Gordon, L S, Ballantyne, C K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
protalus ramparts
blockfields
rock glaciers
BLOCKY MATERIALS
SOUTHERN NORWAY
DEPOSITS
ORIGIN
FORMS
ALPS
Norway
The Bench
glacier
Ice
permafrost
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Online Access:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/protalus-ramparts-on-navajo-mountain-utah-usa(25d3ecdb-8e8b-4e90-a3c4-7cfe1ce54fcc).html
https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.545
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33745616074&partnerID=8YFLogxK

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