altiplanation

altiplanation

[‚al·tə·plā′nā·shən]
(geology)
A phase of solifluction that may be seen as terracelike forms, flattened summits, and passes that are mainly accumulations of loose rock.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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These move downhill for hundreds of metres in response to seasonal freeze-thaw cycles (solifluction or altiplanation) and commonly result in a gradual transport of the larger fragments from the bottom of the thawed layer to the top.
Great mining camps of Canada 1. The history and geology of the Keno Hill Silver Camp, Yukon Territory
Avalanche tracks, solifluction lobes and terraces, altiplanation terraces, and tors were also examined.
Anders Rapp (1927-1998)

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