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A low‐angle slushflow in the Kirgiz Range, Kirgizstan

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  • K. Elder
  • R. Kattelmann

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A rare observation of a slushflow that released on a low‐angle slope was made on 16 May 1992 in the West Karakol Valley, southern Kirgiz Range, Kirgizstan. The slushflow released on a short slope of 6° and travelled a distance of 140 m over a slope with a mean angle of 3° with a mean channel width of about 4 m. Total volume of snow and slush transported by the slide was more than 200 m3 with an estimated mass of 200,000 kg. Estimated velocity of the flow was 5 ms−1. Meteorological conditions preceding the event included heavy cloud cover and clear skies with warm temperatures. Rain fell for about six hours during the day before the event. Mixed rain and snow precipitation continued through the preceding night accompanied by steady high winds. The day of the release was warm with overcast skies and light rain. The snowpack was generally saturated to the surface at the time of the release, and water was flowing over the snow surface in the path of the slushflow. Un phénomène géomorphologique rarement décrit, à savoir le fluage d'une masse de neige gorgée d'eau a été observé sur une pente faible, le 16 mai 1992, dans la vallée du Karakol (ouest) dans le Kirghizistan. Cet écoulement s'est déclenché sur une pente faible de 6° et s'est déplace sur une distance de 140 m dans une zone où la pente moyenne est de 3°, et où existe un chenal dont la largeur est de l'ordre de 4 m. Le volume total déplacé de neige gorgée d'eau était supérieur à 200 m3, ce qui représente une masse d'environ 200.000 kg. La vitesse estimée de l'écoulement a été de 5 m s−1. Les conditions météorologiques qui ont précéde cet événement ont vu se succéder des périodes pendant lesquelles la couverture nuageuse éait épaisse et des périodes de ciel clair avec des températures élevées. La pluie est tombée pendant environ 6 heures le jour précédant le phénomène. Des précipitations de pluie et de neige se sont poursuivies toute la nuit avant le déclenchement du glissement. Le jour du phénomène, la température était élevée avec un ciel couvert et une pluie légère. La masse de neige était saturée jusqu'à la surface au moment du désplacement car de leau s'écoulait au‐dessus de la masse neigeuse à l'endroit où s'est produit l'écoulement.

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  • K. Elder & R. Kattelmann, 1993. "A low‐angle slushflow in the Kirgiz Range, Kirgizstan," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 4(4), pages 301-310, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:4:y:1993:i:4:p:301-310
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.3430040403
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