Some observations on the formation of an active pronival rampart at Grunehogna Peaks, Western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-361

  Hedding, D W ^a,d   Meiklejohn, K I ^b   Le Roux, J J ^c   Loubser, M ^b   Davis, J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Debris transport; Firn field; Pronival rampart; Protalus rampart

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIRN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; PERMAFROST; ROCKFALL;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; QUEEN MAUD LAND;

EID: 78650713173     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.698     Document Type: Article

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