Pronival rampart formation in relation to snow-avalanche activity and Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating (SHD): Three case studies from southern Norway

Geomorphology

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 280-288

  Matthews, John A ^a   Shakesby, Richard A ^a   Owen, Geraint ^a   Vater, Amber E ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holocene; Nival landforms; Pronival (protalus) rampart; Schmidt hammer exposure age dating (SHD); Snow avalanche geomorphology; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

BOULDER; CLAST; DATING METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; SLOPE; SNOW AVALANCHE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

NORWAY;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 79956130359     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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