Are there any relict rock glaciers in the British mountains?

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-143

  Jarman, David ^a   Wilson, Peter ^b   Harrison, Stephan ^c  

^a Mountain Landform Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete debris accumulations; Ice debris landforms; Protalus lobes; Rock slope failures

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; EMPLACEMENT; GLACIER DYNAMICS; LANDFORM; MORAINE; PALEOCLIMATE; ROCK GLACIER; ROCKFALL; SLOPE FAILURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873934452     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2574     Document Type: Article

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