Assessment of plot-scale sediment transport on young moraines in the Swiss Alps using a fluorescent sand tracer

<p>Glacial retreat uncovers large bodies of unconsolidated sediment that are prone to erosion. However, our knowledge of overland flow (OF) generation and sediment transport on moraines that have recently become ice-free is still limited. To investigate how the surface characteristics of young...

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Main Authors: F. Maier, F. Lustenberger, I. van Meerveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2023-12-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/4609/2023/hess-27-4609-2023.pdf