The thermal definition of permafrost can be attributed to a wide diversity periglacial environments, one which is ice caves. This study analyzes caves in relation the aspect with aim describing temperate high mountain Picos de Europa and their implications interpretation as indicators. Ice provide environmental conditions permafrost, annual mean temperatures below 0ºC over several consecutive y...

Abstract The topography in Scandinavia features enigmatic high-elevation low-relief plateau regions dissected by deep valleys and fjords. These have long been interpreted as relict landforms of a preglacial origin, whereas recent studies suggest they modified significantly glacial periglacial denudation. We used late Pliocene–Quaternary source-to-sink analyses to untangle this scientific conund...

Some features around the perimeter of the Balgesvarri plateau ice cap are described. Sorted stone circles were found beneath a slowly retreating ice margin, the basal ice in this area appears to be below the pressure-melting point. No absolute dating of features was possible but a relative chronology is suggested. RESUME. Le retrait glaciaire et les manifestations piriglaciaires sur les marges ...

The occurrence of permafrost in a highly permeable catchment has a profound effect on runoff generation. The presence of permafrost effectively makes the subsoil impermeable. Therefore, overland flow can be the dominant runoff-generating process during periglacial conditions. The absence of permafrost will promote subsurface drainage and, therefore, saturation excess overland flow can become th...