Overland Transport of Sediment by Rill Water in a Periglacial Environment in the Canadian High Arctic
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography
- Vol. 57 (1-2) , 105-116
- https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.1975.11879908
Abstract
Measurement and observation of rill flow and sediment transport shows that the highest discharges and sediment load are related to flow from rills developed from melting snow cover. Snow patches act as sediment traps and yield later summer flow and minor fine-textured loads. The redistribution of fine-grained sediments derived under weathering in the high-arctic regime results in thick accumulations of niveo-alluvial sediments on valley floors which are intensively homogenized by physical and biological agencies.Keywords
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