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A multivariate analysis of clast displacement rates on stone‐banked sheets, Cordillera Real, Bolivia

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  • Bernard Francou
  • Pascal Bertran

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Clast movements of stone‐banked sheets were measured for five years at Chacaltaya (5200 m ASL) in the Bolivian Andes (16°S). This environment is characterized by frequent surficial freeze–thaw cycles and high displacement rates, up to 100 cm a−1 on the sheets and 30–40 cm a−1 on the stone banks. Multivariate analysis makes it possible to identify slope gradient, clast size, type of clast substratum (fine‐ or coarse‐grained material) and clast morphology as the main factors controlling the movement. The material in the sheet appears to move faster than the stone bank and the stone banks have a greater velocity than the stone pavement located in the front of them. As a consequence, downslope surfaces are progressively overrun by the banks. This analysis allows quantification of the mechanisms which explain the stratified nature of slope deposits in an Andean periglacial environment. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. On a mesuré pendant cinq ans à 5200 m d'altitude à Chacaltaya dans les Andes de Bolivie le déplacement superficiel des fragments rocheux à la surface de coulées à front pierreux qui génèrent un dépôt stratifié. Dans ce milieu à cycles de gel superficiels et fréquents, les déplacements moyens sont rapides: jusqu'à 100 cm a−1 à la surface des coulées et 30–40 cm a−1 sur les fronts de coulées. Une analyse multivariée fait ressortir le rôle majeur qu'exercent la pente, la taille des éléments, leur support (fin ou grossier) et leur forme sur les vitesses de déplacement. La coulée apparaît comme étant plus rapide que le front pierreux, et lui‐même plus rapide que les éléments du pavage situés à l'aval. Les surfaces aval se font donc recouvrir progressivement par celles de l'amont, ce qui confirme les mécanismes qui sont à la base de la stratogénèse dans le milieu périglaciaire des Andes centrales. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Bernard Francou & Pascal Bertran, 1997. "A multivariate analysis of clast displacement rates on stone‐banked sheets, Cordillera Real, Bolivia," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 8(4), pages 371-382, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:8:y:1997:i:4:p:371-382
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199710/12)8:43.0.CO;2-7
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