Solifluction lobes and sheets

Solifluction sheets near Eagle Summit in Alaska.

Solifluction lobes and sheets are types of slope failure and landforms. In solifluction lobes sediments form a tongue-shaped feature due to differential downhill flow rates.[1] In contrasts solifluction sheets sediment moves more-less uniformily downslope, being thus a less selective form of erosion than solifluction lobes.[2]

An oblique view of lobate soil landforms in a grass-vegetated slope.
Solifluction lobes in Wyoming. 
A photograph depicting a barren and stony mountain landscape of rounded hills. A slope seen in the background is dominated by lobate stone and soil landforms
Solifluction lobes on a slope devoid of vegetation. Nunavut, Canada. 

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References

  1. ↑ Earth Science World Image Board. earthscienceworld.org. Accessed March 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ Sugden, David E. (1971). "The significance of periglacial activity on some Scottish mountains". Geographical Journal: 388–392.
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