La eficacia erosiva de la acción nival y su relación con la herencia geomorfológicaMacizo de Peñalara, Sistema Central

  1. Palacios, D.
  2. García Sánchez-Colomer, M.
Zeitschrift:
Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe: Revista de xeoloxía galega e do hercínico peninsular

ISSN: 0213-4497

Datum der Publikation: 1996

Titel der Ausgabe: IV Reunión Nacional de Geomorfología

Nummer: 21

Seiten: 531-542

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe: Revista de xeoloxía galega e do hercínico peninsular

Zusammenfassung

This article examines how snow plays a role in current erosive processes in a high mountain area (1800-2400 m a.s.l.) known as Peñalara, located in Spain's Central Range (40º 50' N; 3º 58' W). Snow depth and the movement of selected blocks at each site were recorded from October 1990 to June 1995. The relationship among late-lying snowpatches, geomorphologic heritage and current erosive processes was determined.