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Periglacial evidence from the western Cape Mountains, South Africa: A progress report

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  • J. Boelhouwers

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Extensive Pleistocene debris deposits occur in the Western Cape Mountains, South Africa. Although a cryogenic origin for the clasts is generally accepted, there is still discussion about the conditions under which debris transport and deposition took place. In the Waaihoek Mountains solifluction features occur at 1800m a.s.l. Present‐day periglacial activity results from surficial soil frost action and snowfalls in the cold season. To assess the significance of freeze‐thaw action on soil movement rates, continuous and periodic measurements are being made of climatic parameters and soil movement at several experimental sites, including a snowpatch site, at 1850m a.s.l. in the Waaihoek Mountains. Des dépôts importants de débris de roches s'étendent dans les montagnes occidentales du Cap, en Afrique du Sud. Bien que l'origine cryogénique de ces débris soit généralement acceptée, il y a toujours une discussion en ce qui concerne les conditions sous lesquelles le transport de ces débris et leur dépôt se sont produits. Dans les montagnes de Waaihoek, des phénomènes de solifluxion se produisent aujourd'hui à une altitude de 1800 m. Cette activité périglaciaire est la conséquence d'actions de gel de surface et de précipitations neigeuses pendant la saison froide. Pour déterminer l'importance des actions de gel et de dégel sur les vitesses de déplacement des sols, des mesures continues et périodiques des paramètres climatiques et de la vitesse des déplacements du sol ont été réalisées dans plusieurs sites expérimentaux, comprenant entre autres un site de plaque de neige située à 1850 m d'altitude dans les montagnes Waaihoek.

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  • J. Boelhouwers, 1991. "Periglacial evidence from the western Cape Mountains, South Africa: A progress report," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), pages 13-20, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:2:y:1991:i:1:p:13-20
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.3430020105
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