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Development of miniature sorted patterned ground following soil erosion in East Falkland, South Atlantic
Author(s) -
Wilson Peter,
Clark Richard
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290160409
Subject(s) - regolith , frost (temperature) , erosion , geology , elevation (ballistics) , altitude (triangle) , geomorphology , earth science , astrobiology , geometry , mathematics , physics
Abstract Miniature sorted patterned ground features (nets and stripes) occur at an elevation of ca . 35 m in the L'Antioja valley, East Falkland. The features have developed following recent soil erosion and display many of the characteristics associated with the operation of frost‐related processes in regolith materials. The patterns are currently active and indicate that in cool oceanic climates the distribution of frost‐sorted patterns is controlled by the presence of bare ground on suitable regolith rather than by altitude.