Depositional processes and particle characteristics on fans in the Southern Alps, New Zealand |
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| Authors: | FA de Scally IF Owens |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Geography, Okanagan University College, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada V1V 1V7;bDepartment of Geography, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8020, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Characteristics of surface particles on four fans dominated by different depositional processes are investigated in the sedimentary ranges of the Aoraki–Mount Cook area, Southern Alps, New Zealand. Statistical testing shows that on three of the fans all indices of particle size and roundness differ significantly according to the depositional process: snow avalanches produce the largest and most angular particles, streamflows the smallest and most rounded, with debris flows in between. On the fourth fan affected by all of these depositional processes, particle size and roundness indicate that snow avalanches are presently dominant with streamflow playing a secondary role. The results also show that all indices of particle size are strongly correlated with each other and suggest that the principal (a-) or intermediate (b-) axis length may provide a satisfactory substitute for more complex indices of size. Indices of particle shape generally do not differ significantly between the fans, reflecting both the strong control exerted on particle shape by source area lithology and structure and the geologic similarity of the four basins. Changes in particle size and roundness occur with down-fan distance on the snow avalanche, debris flow, and hybrid fans but not on the streamflow fan. |
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| Keywords: | Alluvial fan Debris cone Southern Alps Deposition Particles |
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