Slope instability in relation to glacial debuttressing in alpine areas (Upper Durance catchment, southeastern France): Evidence from field data and 10Be cosmic ray exposure ages

Geomorphology

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 3-26

  Cossart, E ^a   Braucher, R ^b   Fort, M ^a   Bourles D L ^b   Carcaillet, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclides; French Alps; Glacial debuttressing; Late Glacial; Paraglacial; Rock slope failure; Stress release

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COSMIC RAY; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DECOMPRESSION; DEGLACIATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; GLACIAL LANDFORM; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; RELIEF; ROCK AVALANCHE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ALPS; DURANCE VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38749130429     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.12.022     Document Type: Article

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