Structural composition and sediment transfer in a composite cirque glacier: Glacier de St. Sorlin, France

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1931-1947

  Roberson, Sam ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

French Alps; Glacier structure; Sediment transport; St. Sorlin

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DEBRIS; ELASTICITY; EROSION; GLACIERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TENSILE STRESS;

ABLATION AREAS; ALPINE CATCHMENTS; FLUVIAL EROSIONS; FRENCH ALPS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; MELT WATERS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PROGLACIAL; ROCK FALLS; SEDIMENT DELIVERIES; SEDIMENT TRANSFERS; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; SHEAR PLANES; ST. SORLIN; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITIONS; SUBGLACIAL SEDIMENTS; WATER DISCHARGES;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CIRQUE; GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; MORAINE; ROCKFALL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; SAINT SORLIN GLACIER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 63049113835     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1635     Document Type: Article

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