Geomorphology of Mount Ararat/Ağri Daği (Ağri Daği Milli Parki, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey)

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ID16840468
AutoresRoberto Sergio Azzoni (0000-0002-5931-486X, University of Milan, autor de correspondencia), Andrea Zerboni (0000-0002-6844-8528, University of Milan), Manuela Pelfini (0000-0002-3258-1511, University of Milan), Carlo Alberto Garzonio (0000-0002-2689-8192, University of Florence), Raffaello Cioni (0000-0002-2526-9095, University of Florence), Eraldo Meraldi (Azienda Regionale per la protezione dell'ambiente Lombardia), Claudio Smiraglia (0000-0001-6635-2074, University of Milan), Guglielmina Diolaiuti (0000-0002-3883-9309, University of Milan)
Año2017
Volumen13
Número2
Páginas182-190
Fecha de publicación2017-11-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Maps (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-5647 • E-ISSN: 1744-5647
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17445647.2017.1279084
OpenAlexW2586620042
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas26

This paper presents a geomorphological map of Mount Ararat/Ağri Daği in Eastern Anatolia (Turkey). Mount Ararat/Ağri Daği is a volcanic complex covered by a unique ice cap in the Near East. The massif is the result of multiple volcanic phases, and present day landforms are the result of subsequent and overlapping glacial, periglacial, and slope processes. The geomorphological mapping of Mount Ararat/Ağri Daği was firstly performed on the basis of desktop studies, by applying remote-sensing investigations using high-resolution satellite imagery (PLEIADES and SPOT images). A preliminary draft of the map was crosschecked and validated in the field as part of an interdisciplinary campaign carried out in the 2014 summer season. All the collected data suggest that the Mount Ararat/Ağri Daği glaciation played a crucial role in the evolution of the landscape and that even today glaciers are significant features in this area. Currently, ice bodies cover 7.28 km2 and include peculiar glacier types. Among these are three well-developed debris-covered glaciers, flowing down along the flanks of the volcano

Debris · Geography · Geomorphology · Glacial period · Glacier · Landform · Massif · Mount · Physical geography · Remote sensing · Volcano · Cryospheric studies and observations · Engineering · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Landslides and related hazards · Geology · Paleontology