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The occurrence of a holocene rock glacier on Mount Kenya: Some observations and comments
Author(s) -
Grab Stefan W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
permafrost and periglacial processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-1530
pISSN - 1045-6740
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1530(199610)7:4<381::aid-ppp226>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - holocene , geology , rock glacier , glacier , mount , permafrost , cirque glacier , physical geography , glacier mass balance , tidewater glacier cycle , geomorphology , ice core , archaeology , paleontology , ice stream , climatology , oceanography , cryosphere , geography , sea ice , pregnancy , lactation , ice calving , biology , computer science , genetics , operating system
The morphology of the Lenana rock glacier is briefly described from Mount Kenya. Biological activity and ground temperature data do not support contemporary rock glacier development at the site. It is suggested that the rock glacier and protalus ramparts were active during the Holocene and are indicative of a recent frozen core and perennial snowbanks above ∼4750 m ASL. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.