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Geomorphology of the upper Kalguty Basin, Ukok Plateau, Russian Altai mountains. / Deline, Philip; Ravanel, Ludovic; Delannoy, Jean Jacques et al.
In: Journal of Maps, Vol. 16, No. 2, 09.12.2020, p. 595-604.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Geomorphology of the upper Kalguty Basin, Ukok Plateau, Russian Altai mountains
AU - Deline, Philip
AU - Ravanel, Ludovic
AU - Delannoy, Jean Jacques
AU - Le Roy, Melaine
AU - Molodin, Vyacheslav I.
AU - Cheremisim, Dimitri V.
AU - Zotkina, Lydia V.
AU - Cretin, Catherine
AU - Geneste, Jean Michel
AU - Plisson, Hugues
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of Journal of Maps.
PY - 2020/12/9
Y1 - 2020/12/9
N2 - As part of an archaeological research project, we investigate the geomorphology of the cold and arid study area by combining field mapping with use of orthoimages and DEM. To the north of a broad trunk valley floor, gentle slopes continuously vegetated culminate around 3000 m, while to the south steep slopes reaching to 3500 m are deeply incised and covered mainly by regolith. The basin has been intensively glaciated as evidenced by the till covering the gentler slopes, several morainic complexes, kame terraces and roches moutonnées. The present morphodynamics of this permafrost-affected basin is mainly periglacial, with blockfields, solifluction lobes, patterned ground and rock glaciers on gentle slopes to high-elevated flat terrain, and block slopes and rockfall talus on steeper slopes. Large alluvial fans at the outlet of the steep lateral valleys constrain the anastomosing channel of the Kalguty river. Active braided channels in those valleys evidence seasonal high peak discharge.
AB - As part of an archaeological research project, we investigate the geomorphology of the cold and arid study area by combining field mapping with use of orthoimages and DEM. To the north of a broad trunk valley floor, gentle slopes continuously vegetated culminate around 3000 m, while to the south steep slopes reaching to 3500 m are deeply incised and covered mainly by regolith. The basin has been intensively glaciated as evidenced by the till covering the gentler slopes, several morainic complexes, kame terraces and roches moutonnées. The present morphodynamics of this permafrost-affected basin is mainly periglacial, with blockfields, solifluction lobes, patterned ground and rock glaciers on gentle slopes to high-elevated flat terrain, and block slopes and rockfall talus on steeper slopes. Large alluvial fans at the outlet of the steep lateral valleys constrain the anastomosing channel of the Kalguty river. Active braided channels in those valleys evidence seasonal high peak discharge.
KW - Altai mountains
KW - geomorphological mapping
KW - Glacial and periglacial geomorphology
KW - Ukok Plateau
KW - PERMAFROST
KW - TALUS SLOPES
KW - ICE
KW - YUKON-TERRITORY
KW - ROCK GLACIERS
KW - FEATURES
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089499511&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17445647.2020.1800529
DO - 10.1080/17445647.2020.1800529
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089499511
VL - 16
SP - 595
EP - 604
JO - Journal of Maps
JF - Journal of Maps
SN - 1744-5647
IS - 2
ER -
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