Geography A-Level
Solifluction
What Solifluction means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Solifluction
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A key mass movement where the waterlogged active layer slowly flows downslope under gravity, creating features like solifluction lobes.
Topics that use Solifluction
- Systems and processes (AQA A-Level)
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- Ablation
- Accumulation
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- Mass balance
- Meltwater dynamics
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- Sediment sorting and stratification
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