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Magnitude and frequency of debris and slush flows in the Khibiny mountain valleys, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia
Ekaterina V. Garankina
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geomorphology and Paleogeography, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Vladimir R. Belyaev
Laboratory for Soil Erosion and Fluvial Processes, Faculty of
Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Fedor A. Romanenko
Department of Geomorphology and Paleogeography, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Maxim M. Ivanov
Laboratory for Soil Erosion and Fluvial Processes, Faculty of
Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Natalia V. Kuzmenkova
Department of Radiochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Artem L. Gurinov
Department of Geomorphology and Paleogeography, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Egor D. Tulyakov
Department of Geomorphology and Paleogeography, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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The paper reflects the specifics of debris flow phenomena in the subarctic mountains of Russia. New data on magnitude and frequency of such processes in the past and on distribution and age of associated landforms in the Khibiny are provided. Revealed as one of the main Holocene landforming agents in the mountain valleys, debris flows show their dynamics to substantially reduce since last deglaciation, being replaced by slush flows with much less clastic content and higher eroding potential.
The paper reflects the specifics of debris flow phenomena in the subarctic mountains of Russia....