Physical modelling of fault scarp degradation under freeze-thaw cycles

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1731-1745

  Font, Marianne ^a   Lagarde, J L ^a   Amorese, D ^a   Coutard, J P ^a   Dubois, A ^a   Guillemet, G ^a   Ozouf, J C ^a   Vedie, E ^a  

^a Laboratoire Morphodynamique Continentale et Cotiere   (France)

Author keywords

Debris flows; Erosion processes; Fault scarp degradation; Periglacial; Physical modelling

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DEBRIS FLOWS; EROSION PROCESSES; FAULT SCARP DEGRADATION; PERIGLACIAL; SCARP MORPHOLOGY;

EROSION;

DEFORMATION; EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ACTIVE LAYER; DEBRIS FLOW; FAULT SCARP; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; SOIL DEGRADATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORMANDY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845867410     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1371     Document Type: Article

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