Talk:Periglacial lake

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Periglacial Notes

I am a Georgia Tech student working to expand this page for a class project. If you have any ideas on where to find good sources or information, please let me know. Shodges34 (talk) 17:37, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Plans: I'd like to find out the origins of the facts included on this page that periglacial lakes may have been around in the Cryogenian Period, how periglacial lakes are formed, and how they were discovered. I want to cover where they are or were found, their timeline, factors that influence the perglacial lakes' development and the affect they have on their surroundings. Factors such as latitude, altitude, ocean currents, and continentality might play a role in the shaping of periglacial lakes. Periglacial activity occurs in areas of low precipitation. Frost action is when material thaws and refreezes many times over a long stretch of time, which shapes the surrounding environment. Frost action is often found in a periglacial climate. An "active layer" is the zone of material near the surface that cyclically thaws and freezes with the seasons.

Tone: Currently there is little information about periglacial lakes on the page, so the tone is lacking for the most part. I will try to convey a professional but accessible tone to readers by making the information published easy to understand but fundamentally accurate. The article thus far is neutral and seems unbiased. Shodges34 (talk) 17:37, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Sources--Sept17

TEXTBOOKS:

Knight, Peter (2006). Glacier Science and Environmental Change. Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub.9781405100182

Sparks, B. W (1972). Geomorphology. London, Longman. 50671002651526

Wetzel, Robert (2001). Limnology. London, UK. Elsevier. ISBN - 10: 0-12-744760-1

Gutiérrez, Mateo (2005). Developments in Earth Surface Processes. Elsevier. Volume 8. Pgs 145-170. ISBN 9780444517944

JOURNALS:

Andrews, J. (1977). "Periglacial geomorphology."Journal of Glaciology, 18(78), 156-157. doi:10.3189/S0022143000021651. https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000021651

De Heinzelin, J. (1952). "Glacier Recession and Periglacial Phenomena in the Ruwenzori Range (Belgian Congo)." Journal of Glaciology, 2(12), 137-140. doi:10.3189/S0022143000034110 https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000034110

Haeberli, W., Kääb, A., Mühll, D., & Teysseire, P. (2001). "Prevention of outburst floods from periglacial lakes at Grubengletscher, Valais, Swiss Alps." Journal of Glaciology, 47(156), 111-122. doi:10.3189/172756501781832575 https://doi.org/10.3189/172756501781832575

Jennings, J. (1958). "Ice action on lakes." Journal of Glaciology, 3(23), 228-229. doi:10.3189/S0022143000024345 https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000024345

John, B. (1976). A. L. Washburn. "Periglacial processes and environments." Journal of Glaciology, 17(76), 359-360. doi:10.3189/S0022143000013654. https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000013654

Sparrow, G. (1967). "Pleistocene Periglacial Topography in Southern Africa." Journal of Glaciology, 6(46), 551-559. doi:10.3189/S0022143000019766 https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000019766

Sept 23

Additions made: "see also" section, definition of periglacial, image.