Formation of plains, terraces and pediments in periglacial environments
In geomorphology, cryoplanation or is a term used to both describe and explain the formation of plains, terraces and pediments in periglacial environments.[1] Uncertainty surrounds the term,[1] and the effectiveness of the cryoplanation process is held to be limited meaning it can only produce small terraces.[2] Instead, many of so-called cryoplanation terraces are likely an expression of the underlying lithology and rock structure rather than being unique products of cold-climate processes.[3][4]
Cryoplanation can be seen as a variant of pediplanation that is restricted to cold climates.[2] All the cryoplanation surfaces that exist at present date to the Quaternary.[2]
^ abThorn, Colin E. (2004). "Cryoplanation". In Goudie, A.S. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Geomorphology. pp. 204–205.
^ abcMigoń, Piotr (2004). "Planation surface". In Goudie, A.S. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Geomorphology. pp. 788–792.
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