The relationship between rock glacier and contributing area parameters in the Front Range of Colorado

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-163

  Janke, Jason ^a   Frauenfelder, Regula ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contributing area; Creep velocities; Rock glaciers; Thermal conditions

Indexed keywords

CREEP; ROCK GLACIER; TALUS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449125246     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1133     Document Type: Article

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