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Thufur in the mohlesi valley, lesotho, Southern Africa

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  • S. W. Grab

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Although a considerable amount of periglacial work has concentrated on thufur found in polar and subpolar regions, information pertaining to those in other areas, especially the alpine regions of Africa, is extremely limited. Field observations and measurements provide empirical information on their external and internal morphology in an alpine region of Lesotho, southern Africa. Animal activity, wind action, the effects of surface water and/or ice, and the influence of needle ice are factors which cause thufa breakup. Some thufur in the Mohlesi valley are inactive while others are periodically active under present climatic conditions. Quoique un nombre considérable de recherches aient été consacrées à l'étude des buttes gazonnées des régions polaires et subpolaires, les informations se rapportant à ces formes dans d'autres régions et spécialement dans les régions alpines de l'Afrique sont extrěmement limitées. Des observations de terrain et des mesures ont été effectuées sur la morphologie interne et externe de ces formes dans les régions alpines du Lesotho en Afrique du Sud. L'activité animale, l'activité du vent, les effets de l'eau de surface et de la glace, ainsi que l'action des [pipkrakes] sont des facteurs qui provoquent la rupture des buttes gazonnées. Quelques buttes gazonnées de la vallée Mohlesi sont inactives tandis que d'autres sont au moins périodiquement actives sous les conditions climatiques actuelles.

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  • S. W. Grab, 1994. "Thufur in the mohlesi valley, lesotho, Southern Africa," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 5(2), pages 111-118, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:5:y:1994:i:2:p:111-118
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.3430050205
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