Articles | Volume 381
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-381-37-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-381-37-2019
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01 Aug 2019
Post-conference publication |  | 01 Aug 2019

Magnitude and frequency of debris and slush flows in the Khibiny mountain valleys, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia

Ekaterina V. Garankina, Vladimir R. Belyaev, Fedor A. Romanenko, Maxim M. Ivanov, Natalia V. Kuzmenkova, Artem L. Gurinov, and Egor D. Tulyakov

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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.