A statistical study of the cliff top slumps in part of the christchurch bay coastal cliffs
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
- Vol. 8 (5) , 409-422
- https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290080503
Abstract
A distinction is made between slumping and spalling. Slumping involves a compound slide with rotation and translation: the latter along one of the bedding plane shear surfaces in the Barton Beds. Spalling is an isolated failure of the exposed cliff face due to weathering. Where slumping is the dominant mode of cliff top recession, the latter is an incremental process with the increments being equal to the breadth of the slumps. A statistical study has been made of the breadth, length and plan area of 42 slumps observed over a 2 km stretch of the Christchurch Bay coastal cliffs and significant trends deduced.Keywords
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