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rock glacier — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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rock glacier

Scope: geomorphology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 13 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on rock glacier with 13 nodes and 34 connections. Top connected: Atriplex canescens, Rock glaciers in Central Colorado, U.S.A., as indi, cottonwood, Pinus aristata, Bristlecone Pines.

Definition

Lobate or tongue-shaped masses of rock and ice that form under cold climates in alpine regions and at high latitudes

Publications (1)

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Rock glaciers in Central Colorado, U.S.A., as indicators of Holocene climate change

2007Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Researchcentral

rock glacier

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 13 entities)

Definition

Publications (1)

Rock glaciers in Central Colorado, U.S.A., as indicators of Holocene climate change

Related Concepts (3)

Last Glacial Maximum

lichenometry

periglacial patterned ground

Frequently Associated Species

Pinus aristata

cottonwood

Atriplex canescens

Bristlecone Pines

Pinus longaeva