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Author : Harris, S.A.
Date : 1994
Title : Climatic zonality of periglacial landforms in mountain areas
Publication : Arctic
Issue : 47(2):
Page(s) : 184-192.
Abstract
The alpine periglacial zone areas of the world can be divided into three distinctive landscape types dominated by one of the following: active rock glaciers, active block streams, or gelifluction landforms. These also correspond to distinct climates, the active rock glaciers occurring under cold, humid conditions; the active block streams in cold, dry climates; and gelifluction-dominated landforms occurring in warmer areas. These have distinct ranges of mean annual temperature and precipitation, which can be used in interpreting climatic changes based on distribution of fossil landforms.
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