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PERMAFROST AND PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 19-34出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1992
关键词
Factor Analysis of Mixed Data; gullies; High Arctic; permafrost; planetary analogs; Thomas Lee Inlet
资金
- Polar Continental Shelf Program (NRCan) organization
- NSERC
- FRQNT
Slopes in and around Thomas Lee Inlet (Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada) are eroded by means of gullying, yet the driving factors, such as the nature of the substrate and availability of different sources for water, influencing gully morphology remain poorly understood. Here we investigate the factors that contribute to gully formation using a combination of satellite mapping, field observations and statistical analysis of morphological data. In total, 161 gullies were mapped within the 126 km(2) study area. Factors linked to gullies, such as the nature of its substrate and the presence of glaciers, were integrated into a spatial geodatabase. A Factor Analysis of Mixed Data performed on the geodatabase was used to discriminate which factors may influence gully geometry. Our results show that the type of geological formation has a strong impact on gully slope. In addition, supplemental sources of water are often found near alcoves of the steep, longer and mature gullies, and levees often form in their aprons. Immature debris flow-like gullies were dryer and found on short and variable (from steep to gentle) slopes. This detailed study of the rocky and arid Thomas Lee Inlet plateaus and slopes provides the first insight into gullied slopes as a hydrological component connecting upland units to downslope in this area.
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