Storurdi: A late holocene rock-slope failure (sturzstrom) in the Jotunheimen, Southern Norway

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-58

  Wilson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holocene; Jotunheimen; Rock slope failure; Schmidt hammer; Sturzstrom

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BOULDER; CIRQUE; DEBRIS FLOW; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; SLOPE FAILURE; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; JOTUNHEIMEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 62249169308     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2009.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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