The fabric of the sturzstrom of Flims (Swiss Alps): Characteristics and implications on the transport mechanisms

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 328, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 607-613

  Schneider, Jean Luc ^a   Wassmer, Patrick ^b   Ledésert, Béatrice ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Fabrics; Grisons; Sturzstrom; Switzerland; Syn transport fragmentation

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; TEXTURE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033562168     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(99)80157-8     Document Type: Article

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