Rates of Surficial Rock Creep on Hillslopes in Western Colorado
- 3 February 1967
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 155 (3762) , 560-562
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.155.3762.560
Abstract
The average rate of downslope movement of rock fragments on shale hillslopes is directly proportional to the sine of the slope angle or that component of the gravitational force which acts parallel to the hillslope. The rates of surficial rock creep range from a few millimeters per year on a 3degree slope to almost 70 millimeters per year on a 40-degree slope, but these rates vary with natural variations in soil characteristics and microclimate, as well as with accidental disturbances.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Seasonal variation of infiltration capacity and runoff on hillslopes in western ColoradoJournal of Geophysical Research, 1963
- QUANTITATIVE SLOPE ANALYSISGSA Bulletin, 1956