Periglacial Geomorphology

Athol D. Abrahams and John C. Dixon

• 1. Periglacial Geomorphology: What, Where, When? C.E. Thorn 2. Origin of Certain High-Elevation Local Broad Uplands in the Central Appalachians South of the Glacial Border, USA – a Paleoperiglacial Hypothesis G. Michael Clark and James Hedges 3. Spatial Patterns of Geochemical Denudation in a Colorado Alpine Environment Nelson Caine 4. The Zonation of Freeze-Thaw Temperatures at a Glacial Headwall, Dome Glacier, Canadian Rockies James S. Gardner 5. Mechanical Weathering in the Antarctic: A Maritime Perspective Kevin J. Hall 6. Miniature Sorted Stripes in the Paramo de Piedras Blancas (Venezuelan Andes) Francisco L. Pérez 7. A Model of Water Movement in Rock Glaciers and Associated Water Characteristics John R. Giardino, John D. Vitek and Joseph L. DeMorett 8. Snow-Avalanche Paths: Conduits from the Periglacial-Alpine to the Subalpine-Depositional Zone David R. Butler, George P. Malanson and Stephen J. Walsh 9. Long-Term Rates of Contemporary Solifluction in the Canadian Rocky Mountains D.J. Smith 10. Factors Influencing the Distribution and Initiation of Active-Layer Detachment Slides on Ellesmore Island, Arctic Canada Antoni G. Lewkowicz 11. Buoyancy Forces Induced by Freeze-Thaw in the Active Layer: Implications for Diapirism and Soil Circulation Bernard Hallet and Edwin D. Waddington 12. Formation of Seasonal Ice Bodies Wayne H. Pollard and Robert O. van Everdingen 13. Palsa-Scale Frost Mounds Frederick E. Nelson, Kenneth M. Hinkel and Samuel I. Outcalt 14. Recent Ground Warming Inferred from the Temperature in Permafrost near Mayo, Yukon Territory C.R. Burn